NIGP 47060: Restraint and Protection Items: Crib Nets, Foam Helmets, Jackets, Mittens, Wristlets, etc.

NIGP 47060 Restraint and Protection Items: Crib Nets, Foam Helmets, Jackets, Mittens, Wristlets, Etc., an Item code, covers restraint and protective equipment purchased by state and local law enforcement, corrections, and public safety agencies — specifically safety restraint chairs, handcuffs and leg irons, WRAP restraining systems with helmets, and suicide-prevention blankets and smocks for institutional and field use. The issuing bodies are primarily municipal police departments, county sheriff offices, state corrections and juvenile justice departments, and regional purchasing cooperatives serving multiple school and public health entities. Recent solicitations show that public safety agencies are both replacing worn equipment on fixed-term contracts and upgrading restraint systems to address officer safety and detainee welfare; some procurements are competitive bids and RFQs, while others are sole-source or single-source determinations based on operational standardization or vendor qualification.

Recent activity spans Pennsylvania, California, Utah, Texas, and Idaho. The City of Philadelphia issued micro purchases for safety restraint chairs (due October 19, 2026) and safety blankets and smocks for suicide and isolation prevention (due July 13, 2026); the County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner Department issued an IFB for Peerless and Smith & Wesson standard chained handcuffs with deliveries to five Orange County locations (bid close May 28, 2026, now passed); Salt Lake City Corporation's Police Department requested 75 units of WRAP Safety Restraints with Protective Helmets (due June 9, 2026, now passed); the Tampa Police Department declared single-source intent for WRAP restraining systems with helmet, repair support, and training (objection deadline August 10, 2026); and the Idaho Department of Administration filed notice of sole-source authorization for the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections to purchase restraint-related equipment from Safe Restraints Inc. (challenge deadline June 12, 2026, now passed). Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas solicited a multi-vendor Catalog Discount Bid for special education and supplies with estimated cooperative expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years (due October 1, 2026); previous awards under this scope encompassed 99 vendors, indicating multi-award opportunity for suppliers offering volume discounts and catalog breadth.