Firearms and Toolmark Examination Training Program Service

The Utah Department of Public Safety in Taylorsville, UT, requires a five-year firearms and toolmark examination training program service to prepare trainees for supervised casework, accreditation requirements, and court expert witness standards. The contractor must provide a comprehensive training curriculum modeled after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives National Firearms Examiner Academy. The required scope includes training on firearms and ammunition history, identification principles, tool machining fundamentals, subclass characteristics, literature validation studies, and examinations of firearms, ammunition, and firearm-produced markings. Only United States organizations are eligible to apply, and performance of the work will occur either onsite or offsite. The buyer is currently looking for proposals, though the provided text omits specific budget figures and evaluation criteria. Prospective bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than September 16, 2026.