NIGP 68036: Clay Targets and Skeet Range Equipment

NIGP 68036 Clay Targets And Skeet Range Equipment is an Item code under which state and local governments procure pottery supplies, firing range services, and related equipment. Recent solicitations show a divergence between the code's titular scope and actual buying activity: the City of Orlando issued an IFB27-0025 for pottery supplies (clay, wheels, kilns, extruders, and consumables to support an active pottery studio), while Texas and the Purchasing Cooperative of America solicited firing range services and related items under RFP OD-453-26. Issuing bodies include municipalities (Orlando, Charlotte, Columbus), state governments (Texas), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple member jurisdictions. The Orlando pottery supplies contract involves fixed pricing with F.O.B. Destination delivery within one week of order, a one-year initial term with four optional twelve-month renewals, and Veteran Business Enterprise preference in evaluation; the City orders 4,000 to 5,000 pounds of clay on forty-five-day cycles and maintains 12,000 pounds of storage capacity. Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department issued RFB No. 27-0010 as a trade transaction, offering 306 used and confiscated firearms and seven upper receivers in exchange for Heckler & Koch MR556 A4 SBR 11" rifles with accessories; award goes to the highest responsive and responsible bidder offering the greatest purchase credit or swap value.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Texas, with recent opportunities posted from Orlando (Florida), Charlotte (North Carolina), Columbus (Georgia), and statewide Texas procurement. The pottery supplies opportunity (RFP due November 5, 2026) and the firing range RFP for Texas and PCA members (RFP due October 27, 2026) represent the most current activity under the code. A separate RFP for law enforcement body armor (Charlotte, due July 29, 2026) indicates secondary scope drift from the pottery and firing-range core to protective equipment procurement. The code shows fragmented issuing-body activity without standout repeat buyers in the recent record; opportunities are concentrated in sporadic municipal RFPs and RFBs rather than sustained cooperative or statewide demand signals.