Highlights
- Axon Enterprise, Inc. received an $11,513,000 task order from the ATF, with performance in Arizona.
- The contract description identifies the work as DEMS, a digital evidence management system.
- Axon has accumulated $391.86 million in total federal contract value across 1,063 awards since April 2022.
- The award arrives as Axon's proposed Scottsdale headquarters near Hayden Road and Loop 101 remains entangled in a state legislative dispute.
Axon Enterprise, Inc., the Scottsdale-based public safety technology company, has been awarded an $11,513,000 task order from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division, according to federal procurement records published on USAspending.gov. The contract, identified as Award ID 15A00023FAQ000163, lists the place of performance as Arizona.
The task order description reads "TASK ORDER FOR DEMS", a designation consistent with digital evidence management systems, a product category Axon supplies to federal law enforcement agencies. The award adds to a substantial federal contracting footprint: according to the company's federal contractor profile, Axon holds $391.86 million in total federal contract value across 1,063 awards since April 2022. Computing infrastructure and data processing services represent the largest single category at $92.94 million across 204 awards, with Taser weapons and ordnance accessories accounting for $45.59 million across 143 awards.
The ATF contract lands while Axon's Scottsdale presence is the subject of a separate civic fight. The Scottsdale City Council is weighing whether to hire Dominic Draye of Greenberg Traurig, the former Solicitor General of Arizona, to challenge SB1543, a state bill that canceled a referendum and removed city oversight of Axon's proposed headquarters development near Hayden Road and Loop 101. That project, which includes a hotel, restaurants, and nearly 2,000 apartment units, was approved by a prior council majority before the current council moved to contest it.
The USAspending.gov award page does not disclose a contract action date for this task order.
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- USAspending.gov retrieved 13/08/2026 03:45
- govconinabox.com retrieved 13/08/2026 03:45
- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 13/08/2026 03:45
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