NIGP 68005: Ammunition, Reloaded

NIGP 68005 Ammunition, Reloaded is an Item code that encompasses factory-loaded and remanufactured small arms ammunition supplied to law enforcement agencies, corrections departments, and security personnel at state, county, and municipal levels. Recent solicitations demonstrate that state and local governments procure diverse ammunition types across handgun calibers (9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP, .38 Special, .357 SIG), rifle calibers (.223 Remington, .308 Winchester, .338 Lapua), and shotgun rounds (12-gauge), with specifications often tied to duty performance standards (FBI Ammunition Test Protocol penetration and expansion requirements) and training variants. Issuing bodies span state procurement offices, county law enforcement agencies, municipal police departments, and regional education service centers. State departments of general services, county sheriffs' offices, and city police departments appear repeatedly in recent activity; the California Department of General Services, Collin County Law Enforcement (Texas), Nashua Police Department (New Hampshire), and Milwaukee County Sheriff Training Academy (Wisconsin) have all solicited under this code in the past six months.

Geographic activity centers on California, Texas, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Florida, with multistate cooperative purchasing agreements expanding availability beyond single jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include the California Department of General Services establishing a statewide mandatory contract for factory-loaded ammunition with a historical value of $20.44 million over three years and a mandatory bidders' conference scheduled for June 26, 2026 (IFB 0000037533, bids due July 10, 2026); Nashua Police Department requesting proposals for six distinct ammunition product lines with cost weighted at 40 percent of evaluation (RFP 0024-072226, proposals due July 22, 2026); Collin County Law Enforcement issuing an IFB for live ammunition and less-lethal equipment with an estimated annual contract value of $84,250 (IFB 2026-183, sealed bids due June 25, 2026); and Region 14 Education Service Center, serving 42 school districts across West Texas, issuing a cooperative purchasing RFP for firearms, ammunition, and related products nationwide through OMNIA Partners (RFP26S1097, proposals due June 4, 2026). The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issued a sole-source purchase notice with Florida Bullet, Inc., with an objection deadline of July 28, 2026.