NIGP 68065: Night Vision Systems

NIGP 68065 Night Vision Systems is an Item code under which state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies procure night vision and thermal imaging equipment, maintenance services, and related optical devices for field operations and personnel protection. Recent solicitations show a mix of equipment purchases (monoculars, goggles, helmet-mounted binocular night vision devices with white or green phosphor technology) and specialized maintenance and testing services on existing inventory, with issuing bodies spanning city police departments, county sheriffs' offices, state law enforcement agencies, and regional public safety operations.

Solicitation activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Texas, with recent opportunities from the City of Waycross, Georgia (night vision monoculars and thermal imaging equipment, sealed bid due July 30, 2026); Gwinnett County, Georgia (night vision goggles, IWQ due July 14, 2026); Orange County, California Sheriff-Coroner (maintenance, testing, and inspection of L3 Harris ANVIS-9 M949 aviator goggles, IFB due June 30, 2026 with 5–8% local vendor preference for certified small business and disabled veteran enterprises); Jackson County, Missouri (Sheriff's Office night vision goggles purchase, due July 14, 2026); the Texas Department of Public Safety (five helmet-mounted binocular night vision devices with white phosphor technology and minimum Figure of Merit 2376, IFB due May 6, 2026); Illinois State Police (L3 Harris BNVD-1531 kits, Steiner DBAL-A3 lasers, and Phokus Research adapters, IFB due March 27, 2026); and the State of New Jersey Department of Treasury (statewide law enforcement equipment and technology contract T3163 including night vision systems among nine product categories, RFQ due June 24, 2026, with SBE and disabled veteran-owned business set-asides applied through cooperative purchasing to more than 2,800 participants statewide).