NIGP 68057: Gun Rifling Machines

NIGP 68057 Gun Rifling Machines is an Item code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this taxonomy do not reflect gun rifling machinery procurement. Instead, the opportunities soliciting under NIGP 68057 are for law enforcement body armor and ammunition — protective equipment and consumable munitions rather than manufacturing equipment. The City of Charlotte issued a solicitation for NIJ-compliant body armor with sizing, fitting, and delivery services due July 29, 2026, and Rockland County, New York, posted a Request for Bid for live ammunition, less-lethal ammunition, and less-lethal gases and grenades with a due date of April 23, 2026. The scope of work state and local governments are actually buying under this code involves supply of protective gear and ammunition for sworn law enforcement personnel, not the acquisition or maintenance of gun rifling equipment.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are county purchasing offices and municipal government procurement bureaus serving law enforcement agencies. Geographic activity in the recent opportunities includes North Carolina (Charlotte/Mecklenburg County) and New York (Rockland County with statewide cooperative purchasing authority under General Municipal Law Section 103(3)). The Rockland County solicitation is structured as a cooperative contract available to other New York State political subdivisions and approved nonprofit agencies, and awards are made by manufacturer and product line based on highest percentage discount off MSRP, with a one-year base term and three optional one-year renewals. A pre-bid meeting was available and questions were due April 20, 2026. This code shows low recent activity volume relative to the scope mismatch between the NIGP definition and actual procurement practice — the opportunities present demonstrate that the code's taxonomy categorization does not align with the law enforcement supply categories state and local agencies are actively soliciting.