NIGP 05574: Racks, Vehicle (Gun, Hat, etc.)

NIGP Item 05574 Racks, Vehicle (Gun, Hat, Etc.) covers law enforcement vehicle equipment mounting and storage systems that state and local governments procure as components of broader vehicle upfit programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing gun racks, equipment mounts, storage containers, and vehicle-mounted systems as part of standardized law enforcement fleet outfitting, often bundled with prisoner containment systems, radio mounts, and K-9 enclosures. Issuing bodies under this code include state procurement departments managing cooperative purchasing agreements and county fleet services operations, with the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services emerging as a notable buyer establishing statewide cooperative purchasing vehicles that serve multiple jurisdictions across states.

The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services is the dominant recent buyer, soliciting law enforcement vehicle upfit equipment cooperative purchasing agreements (Solicitation 11525, ITB, due July 24, 2026) that cover Washington and Oregon and include gun racks and lock boxes for 33-inch firearms as Category 1 line items priced at approximately $1.05 million in historical annual sales. The same agency concurrently issued a broader solicitation (S1070000017221, due July 24, 2026) establishing statewide cooperative purchasing agreements for law enforcement vehicle upfit equipment under multiple NIGP codes including 05574, explicitly naming gun racks as part of the scope. A pre-bid conference took place June 16, 2026 via Microsoft Teams and phone, with questions due July 10, 2026 and answers expected July 17. The Washington procurement includes reserved award categories for Certified Veteran-Owned Businesses and Small Businesses with Executive Order 18-03 preferences (up to 50 points) and prompt payment discount incentives. Contract term runs 36 months (August 31, 2026 through August 30, 2029) with an optional 36-month extension, and contractors must carry $2 million per occurrence/$4 million aggregate commercial general liability coverage. Activity under this code remains concentrated in Washington and Oregon through these statewide cooperative agreements.