NIGP 68040: Composite Identification Kits and Systems

NIGP 68040 Composite Identification Kits and Systems is an Item code under which state and local governments procure law enforcement protective equipment, medical response supplies, and firearms or firearms-related assets. The recent solicitation record shows that issuing bodies under this code span city police departments, county health departments, and municipal law enforcement agencies. The City of Charlotte solicited NIJ-compliant body armor for sworn personnel with sizing and fitting services in July 2026, while Seminole County, Florida posted an IFB for naloxone and safe drug deactivation systems (1,900 units of naloxone and 800 deactivation systems annually) with quarterly deliveries through a two-year initial term plus one-year renewal option. The Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department in Georgia posted a trade or credit transaction for used and confiscated firearms (306 weapons plus seven upper receivers) to be exchanged for Heckler & Koch MR556 A4 SBR 11" rifles with accessories, with bidding due October 14, 2026.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast, with documented solicitations in Florida (Seminole County), Georgia (Columbus), and North Carolina (Charlotte). The code sees scattered issuing-body participation rather than repeat high-volume buyers in the recent record. City police departments appear to be the dominant class of user, followed by county health and emergency management functions. The body armor solicitation from Charlotte (RFP, July 29, 2026 response) and the Seminole County naloxone and deactivation-systems IFB (July 26, 2023 response) represent core procurement activity, while the Columbus firearms trade-credit solicitation (IFB, October 14, 2026 response) demonstrates secondary use cases within the code's scope.