NIGP 68060: Handcuffs, Leg Irons (Strap and Loop Style)

NIGP 68060 Handcuffs, Leg Irons (Strap And Loop Style), an Item code, covers restraint equipment that state and local law enforcement and correctional agencies procure for detention, transport, and field operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing standard chained handcuffs (Smith & Wesson and Peerless models), leg irons, oversized restraints, and transport systems — commodities supplied to sheriff's offices, highway patrol units, and correctional facilities on firm fixed-price contracts typically spanning three to five years. The County of Orange, California Sheriff-Coroner Department issued an IFB on June 29, 2026 for Peerless and Smith & Wesson standard chained handcuffs, leg irons, and ankle restraints with deliveries to five locations and volume discounts available at 100-unit thresholds, structured as a three-year initial term with optional two-year renewal and designated price preferences for Orange County Local Small Businesses (5%), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (5%), and certified OCLSB/DVBE businesses (8%). Cook County, Illinois solicited security restraints in January 2026 (IFB 2512-03061R) covering 2,100 Smith & Wesson Model 104 handcuffs, 650 Model 110 oversized handcuffs, 1,100 Model 1900 leg irons, 1,100 transport systems, and 1,050 waist chains with bids due February 25, 2026 and a three-year term plus two optional one-year renewals; that procurement carried 0% MBE and WBE goals.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Illinois, with scattered demand across other jurisdictions. Geographic spread remains limited in the source material, with only the Orange County and Cook County procurements offering concrete activity signals. Issuing bodies are primarily county sheriff's offices and state highway patrol units — specialized law enforcement procurement offices rather than general municipal purchasing. The code sees episodic demand tied to equipment replacement cycles and departmental budget approvals; contracts are typically lowest-responsive-bid awards with no incumbent replacement pressure evident in current solicitations. Pricing is firm fixed for the contract term, delivery windows are 30 to 90 days, and warranties (often lifetime) are standard. No set-asides for SBE or DBE are mandated at the state level in the visible opportunities, though local preferences (as in Orange County) appear in some regional markets.