NIGP 65540: Cameras, Video, Portable, Body and Dash Cams

NIGP 65540 Cameras, Video, Portable, Body And Dash Cams is an Item code capturing state and local government procurement of standalone video cameras and recording systems for law enforcement, transit, infrastructure inspection, and security monitoring—ranging from body-worn and in-vehicle law enforcement cameras to specialized inspection and wildlife monitoring equipment. Recent solicitations show school districts, police departments, water authorities, transit agencies, and parks departments buying integrated camera systems with cloud storage, maintenance, and training bundled into multiyear contracts; body-worn and in-car camera systems dominate law enforcement activity, while utilities and transit authorities procure sector-specific solutions such as sewer inspection cameras and bus video mirror systems.

Activity spreads across multiple states and issuing-body types. Police departments and sheriff's offices in Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, and Florida have posted multiple opportunities for body-worn and in-vehicle camera systems with cloud storage and mandatory training components. School districts in Connecticut and Georgia are purchasing security camera infrastructure. Water and transit authorities are procuring specialized cameras for infrastructure inspection and passenger safety. Representative recent opportunities include the New London Board of Education (Connecticut) issuing an IFB on July 14, 2026 for UniFi camera equipment across four school sites; the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issuing an IFB for 700 Axon Body 4 body-worn cameras with cloud storage and training, with a response deadline extended to March 24, 2026; the City of Cleveland, Georgia Police Department issuing an RFP due June 10, 2026 for a five-year in-car and body-worn camera system; and the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority issuing an ITN on March 31, 2026 for locomotive digital video recorder systems compliant with Federal Railroad Administration requirements across 41 Tri-Rail vehicles. State-level aggregated procurements, such as the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury's statewide law enforcement equipment contract (Bid Solicitation #26DPP01263) posted April 15, 2026 with a June 24, 2026 response deadline, extend camera systems and services to more than 2,800 cooperative purchasing participants. Contract values vary widely—from $12,000 for sewer camera repair services (Clayton County Water Authority) to estimated multimillion-dollar statewide frameworks serving hundreds of jurisdictions simultaneously.