NIGP 68047: Evidence Bags, Containers and Supplies, Including Drug Disposal Equipment

NIGP Item 68047 Evidence Bags, Containers And Supplies, Including Drug Disposal Equipment covers forensic and law enforcement evidence collection and storage materials that state and local public safety agencies purchase routinely. Recent solicitations show demand for evidence bags and boxes in various configurations, crime scene collection supplies (DNA swabs, GSR kits, sharps containers, fingerprint collection materials), drug tags, sexual assault evidence collection kits, naloxone and drug deactivation systems, and related forensic packaging. The buying base spans state police agencies, county sheriffs' offices, municipal police departments, and county public health or safety coordinating bodies. Repeat buyers in the recent activity include the City of Dallas, which has posted separate solicitations for evidence bags and drug tags within the past three months, and Seminole County, Florida, which procures naloxone and drug deactivation systems on an annual recurring basis.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Florida, Oregon, Maine, and North Carolina. The State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of State Procurement Services issued an RFQ for Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (due May 31, 2026, approximately 1,000 kits annually) on behalf of the Department of Public Safety; the City of Dallas posted an IFB for evidence bags and containers (due September 22, 2026) and a separate bid for drug tags (due July 23, 2026); the Oregon State Police issued an RFQ for evidence packaging and collection supplies (due September 9, 2026); Harris County, Texas issued an ITB for Crime Scene Supplies and Related Items for the Harris County Sheriff's Office (due June 8, 2026) seeking a pool of multiple vendors for forensic supplies on an as-needed basis; and Seminole County, Florida sought 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually through competitive bidding (due July 26, 2023). Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, posted an RFP for Law Enforcement Equipment (due June 16, 2026) as a contracting vehicle for its participating entities.