NIGP 68041: Crime Detection Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 68041 Crime Detection Equipment and Supplies is an Item code that encompasses forensic laboratory supplies, protective equipment for law enforcement, service animals, detection and surveillance systems, and integrated security infrastructure used by police departments, correctional facilities, and public safety agencies. State and local governments buy concrete items such as evidence packaging materials, fingerprint collection equipment, chemical reagents, crime lab consumables, ballistic detection systems, gunshot detection platforms, body armor, service canines for patrol and detection work, and electronic security upgrades for detention facilities and community centers. The issuing-body mix includes city police departments, county sheriff's offices and detention facilities, state correctional agencies, and counties managing both law enforcement and facilities infrastructure. Repeat buyers across the recent opportunities include the City of Tucson Police Department (two separate service canine procurements posted within months of each other) and Orange County, Florida (pursuing a large integrated security upgrade across multiple facilities).

Recent activity shows geographic spread across North Carolina, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois, with no single state dominating the code. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Charlotte RFP for NIJ-compliant body armor due July 29, 2026; the City of Tucson RFP for service canines across police, explosive detection, and wellness categories with a pre-submittal meeting on May 19, 2026 and proposals due June 5, 2026; Sourcewell (a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle) soliciting law enforcement equipment through its portal with responses due June 16, 2026; Orange County, Florida's sealed-bid solicitation for community center security upgrades estimated at $1,600,000 with bids due May 19, 2026; the City of Albuquerque's RFB for crime lab supplies across 124 line items due May 12, 2026; Collin County, Texas's construction contract for electronic security system upgrade at its detention facility with an opinion of probable cost of $3,300,000; the City of Detroit's RFP for a gunshot detection system with proposals due March 17, 2026 and existing ShotSpotter infrastructure baseline across 39 square miles; and Williamson County Sheriff's Office's quote request for an automated cartridge case triage solution due February 8, 2026.