NIGP 68004: Ammunition

NIGP 68004 Ammunition, an Item code, captures live-fire ammunition, training rounds, and less-lethal munitions that state and local law enforcement agencies, corrections departments, and school districts procure for operational use and firearms training. Recent solicitations span single-source pistol duty rounds and rifle ammunition (Federal, Speer, Hornady, Winchester), force-on-force training cartridges (Simunition, Force on Force brand), less-lethal dispersal systems (40mm launchers with impact, frangible, and aerosol rounds; CS and OC grenades; bean bag and sting-ball ammunition), and tactical testing services. Issuing bodies include county sheriff's offices (Orange County California, Collin County Texas, Harris County Texas, Rockland County New York), city police departments (Fort Worth, Nashua New Hampshire, Tarpon Springs Florida, Austin, Pittsburgh, Scranton), state law enforcement agencies (Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Office of the Attorney General, Illinois State Police, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, Maine Department of Public Safety), independent school districts (Northside ISD Texas), transit authorities (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey), and regional purchasing councils (Capitol Region Purchasing Council Connecticut). A small number of jurisdictions appear multiple times: Orange County California issued a three-year cooperative ammunition contract in July 2026; Tarpon Springs Florida and the Texas Office of the Attorney General each posted multiple ammunition or firearms-related solicitations within the review window.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Austin, Fort Worth, Harris County, Collin County, Scranton Pennsylvania, Tarpon Springs Florida, San Antonio, Orange County California, and scattered activity across Connecticut, Colorado, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona, Oregon, New Hampshire, New York, and Illinois). Representative recent opportunities include Orange County California District Attorney's IFB for 19 line items of lead-free duty ammunition across nine calibers with July 22, 2026 deadline; Collin County Texas IFB for live and less-lethal equipment with an estimated annual value of $84,250 and June 25, 2026 deadline; the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's two-year requirements contract (RFQ) for Remington ammunition to multiple warehouses with May 29, 2026 deadline; the City of Nashua New Hampshire RFP for six distinct ammunition product lines weighted 40 percent on cost and 30 percent on submission organization with July 22, 2026 deadline; and Region 14 Education Service Center Texas RFP for firearms, ammunition, optics, and related products through OMNIA Partners cooperative purchasing, available nationwide, with June 4, 2026 deadline and $500,000 estimated annual volume. Jurisdictions commonly impose lead-free ammunition mandates, require proof of delivery within 14–60 days, demand 2–5 percent bid bonds or performance bonds for larger contracts, and include cooperative purchasing extensions. Most solicitations award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a firm fixed-price basis, though best-value procurements weighted on bidder qualifications and delivery capability appear in school district and state agency RFPs. Set-asides are inconsistent: some Texas and California jurisdictions require HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) or MBE/WBE/DVBE participation documentation; others include no stated preferences.