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m �EP INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AGENDA ITEM ,a # Assistant County Administrator / 0RtPl' Department of General Services Parks and Recreation Date: August 4, 2023 To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners Through: John Titkanich, County Administrator Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator From: Beth Powell, Acting General Services Director/Parks and Recreation Director Subject: Agreement between PCP Tactical, LLC and The Board of County Commissioners Indian River County Florida BACKGROUND: The Indian River County Public Shooting Range (Range) is located in northern Indian River County on 320 acres which is managed and operated by Indian River County in partnership with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The concession lease with the FWC allows for the operation and management of a complete public shooting range which is staffed and open to the public Thursdays through Mondays year-round. The facility consists of a 5 - stand shotgun range, pistol range with 35 firing stations, rifle range with 20 stations, air gun range, 65 -yard archery range, walk-through archery course, and action range. The facility also contains the only publicly owned and operated clays facility of its kind in East Central Florida with three combination skeet and trap fields, 5 -stand sporting clays, and a sporting clays course. With the assistance of the US Fish & Wildlife Service and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, a classroom and concession building was completed in late 2017 and is now fully operational. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: In order to take full advantage of the Range's facility and maximize use, the County issued a Request for Information (RFI) on January 11, 2023, to obtain information from applicants who were capable, interested and willing to pay a fee for the utilization of Range on days when it is closed to the public (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). Responses were accepted through 2 p.m. on January 26, 2023. One response was received from PCP Tactical, LLC/Gorilla Ammunitions, LLC (PCP Tactical). PCP Tactical is a manufacturer of high-end ammunition with military uses. The ammunition is made to exacting standards which requires testing at ranges of 100 yards or greater. Because of the high quality and significant cost of the ammunition PCP Tactical is expected to use the Range for primarily testing and demonstration purposes. Its manufacturing plant is adjacent to the Range. The proposal dated January 25, 2023, included the company's interest to utilize the Range due to its location within close proximity to their operating facility located at 10315 102nd Terrace, Sebastian, for the purpose of corporate training, shooting, and demonstrations on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The company proposed a daily rate of pay to the County of $500 per day ($52,000 per year). Their proposal reflects the fact that as a firearms and ammunition company, they are uniquely positioned to provide strict safety and security on the site and have liability insurance policies set above the minimum limit required by the County. 87