NIGP 68020: Billies and Night Sticks

NIGP 68020 Billies and Night Sticks, an Item code, encompasses law enforcement protective and tactical equipment that state and local governments buy under both narrowly focused solicitations (body armor, speed detection equipment, camera systems) and broad cooperative purchasing frameworks that bundle multiple categories of law enforcement gear and technology. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring body armor with NIJ compliance, in-car and body-worn camera systems, ALPR surveillance equipment, CBRNE detection systems, drones, and associated installation and training services. The issuing bodies span city police departments, county sheriff's offices, state law enforcement agencies, and cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell that aggregate demand across thousands of public entities including school districts and tribal governments. The State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury and Sourcewell (Minnesota) are the standout repeat buyers in recent activity, each managing statewide or multi-state contracting solutions.

Recent activity concentrates in North Carolina (City of Charlotte), New Jersey (statewide solicitation 26DPP01263), and the Pacific Northwest through Sourcewell's multi-county cooperative (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties in Washington). The State of New Jersey issued Bid Solicitation 26DPP01263 (T3163) on April 15, 2026 for statewide law enforcement equipment and technology across nine product categories with a June 24, 2026 response deadline, establishing indefinite-delivery contracts available to 2,800 cooperative purchasing participants with SBE and DVOB set-aside preferences. Sourcewell posted RFP #061626 on April 28, 2026 for law enforcement equipment to serve participating entities across multiple states, due June 16, 2026. The City of Charlotte issued solicitation 2692026221 for NIJ-compliant body armor with sizing, fitting, and delivery services due July 29, 2026.