NIGP 68006: Ammunition Handling Systems (Aircraft, Tanks, etc.)

NIGP 68006 Ammunition Handling Systems (Aircraft, Tanks, Etc.), an Item code, encompasses law enforcement ammunition procurement and related protective equipment that state and local governments buy through both direct purchases and cooperative purchasing agreements. Recent state and local solicitations reveal the code captures tactical ammunition in multiple calibers and configurations—9mm, .40 S&W, .45 Auto, .308, .223, and 12-gauge shotgun rounds in training, duty, and specialized loadings—along with body armor, firearms, firearm accessories, and law enforcement protective gear. The issuing bodies span county sheriff's offices, city police departments, education service centers acting as cooperative purchasing administrators, and public agencies nationwide participating in cooperative agreements. County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner, Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department, City of Charlotte Police Department, and Region 14 Education Service Center represent recent buyers; Region 14 ESC's cooperative agreement extends the code's reach across 42 school districts in 13 West Texas counties and participating public sector entities nationwide.

Recent opportunities reflect concentrated activity in California and Georgia with secondary reach nationwide through cooperative vehicles. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner issued an IFB (due October 29, 2026) for Hornady ammunition—eleven line items spanning 308 168gr A-MAX, 9mm Luger variants, .40 S&W, .45 Auto, 12-gauge shotgun, and 223 REM tactical rounds—for delivery to a regional training center with firm fixed pricing frozen over three years and 5–8% set-aside preference for Orange County Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise vendors. Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department posted a sealed-bid firearms trade transaction (due October 14, 2026) involving 306 confiscated weapons and seven upper receivers exchanged for Heckler & Koch MR556 A4 SBR rifles. The City of Charlotte issued an RFP (due July 29, 2026) for NIJ-compliant body armor with sizing and fitting services. Region 14 ESC's RFP (due June 4, 2026) sought comprehensive proposals for firearms, ammunition, optics, less-lethal rounds, protective equipment, holsters, and training gear through OMNIA Partners cooperative purchasing with estimated annual volume of approximately $500,000 and an estimated $50 million across all participating agencies, with pricing firm for 12 months and three-year base contract renewable up to two additional one-year terms.