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

NIGP 65540 Cameras, Video, Portable, Body and Dash Cams is an Item code capturing body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, and related cloud storage and evidence management platforms that law enforcement and public safety agencies deploy for recording and archival purposes. State and local governments are acquiring integrated turnkey systems combining hardware, cloud-hosted evidence storage, legacy data migration, implementation, training, and multi-year support contracts—often structured as fixed-price procurement with transparent, all-inclusive pricing and mandatory compliance to CJIS and state criminal justice standards. Police departments and county sheriff offices dominate recent solicitation activity, though school districts, transit authorities, and municipal parks agencies are also active buyers. Representative opportunities include the Town of Berlin, Connecticut (RFP 2027-06 for 19 in-car and 50 body-worn camera systems with five-year cloud storage and legacy WatchGuard migration, proposals due September 22, 2026), Williamson County, Texas (RFP 26RFP46 for body-worn and in-car video systems for law enforcement and emergency services, proposals due September 30, 2026), and the Town of Manchester, Connecticut (RFP 26273 for school bus stop-arm camera enforcement and monitoring services, proposals due August 25, 2026).

Recent activity clusters in Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, and Oregon across city police departments, county agencies, and special-purpose districts. The City of Holly Hill, Florida (sole-source procurement for Axon body-worn cameras and EVIDENCE.COM cloud storage, approved September 2020 at $108,662.70 over five years) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (IFB 802-26-69617 for 700 Axon Body 4 units with cloud storage and integration to Versaterm Records Management System, bid deadline extended to March 24, 2026) illustrate standardization around Axon hardware and vendor lock-in driven by regional compatibility and existing infrastructure. Smaller jurisdictions are also entering the market: the City of Cleveland, Georgia Police Department (RFP PE66120NONST2026000000008 for in-car and body-worn systems with five-year cloud storage and mid-contract device replacement, proposals due June 10, 2026) and the City of Pembroke Pines Police Department (RFQ PD26QQ02 for Axis surveillance cameras and network speakers, proposals due September 2, 2026 at $32,000 estimated cost). Non-law-enforcement procurement occurs at lower volume—Broward County Transportation Department (RFI TRN2132227F1 for video mirror solutions on transit vehicles, market survey phase closed May 4, 2026) and San Mateo County Parks (RFP 2026-RFP-Informal-00194 for Fitzgerald Marine Reserve live-feed camera and seal monitoring, proposals due November 24, 2025, three-year term with extensions).