NIGP 68080: Reloading Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 68080 Reloading Equipment and Supplies, an Item code, frames state and local procurement activity centered on protective equipment and ammunition supply to law enforcement agencies rather than traditional reloading components. Recent solicitations show government buyers acquiring NIJ-compliant body armor with sizing and fitting services, live ammunition from major manufacturers including Federal, PMC, Remington, Sig Sauer, and Winchester, less-lethal ammunition and gases from vendors such as Combined Tactical Systems, Pepperball, and Defense Technology, and riot-control grenades. Issuing bodies include city police departments and county purchasing offices acting as central procurement hubs for multi-jurisdiction cooperative contracts, which allow other political subdivisions and approved nonprofits to purchase from the awarded vehicles at negotiated pricing.

Recent activity concentrates in the Northeast and Southeast. The City of Charlotte, North Carolina, solicited NIJ body armor through RFP 2692026221 with a July 29, 2026 response deadline. Rockland County, New York, issued accelerated Request for Bid RFBRC2026035 on April 9, 2026 (due April 23, 2026) to establish a three-lot cooperative ammunition and less-lethal-equipment contract available statewide under New York General Municipal Law Section 103(3), following expiration of the state's prior ammunition contract. The Rockland County procurement divides into live ammunition (Lot 1), less-lethal ammunition (Lot 2), and less-lethal gases and grenades (Lot 3), with award based on highest percentage discount off manufacturer MSRP. Bidders must supply current MSRP price lists, proof of New York workers' compensation coverage, and insurance naming the county as additional insured, with a $500 bid deposit and questions due April 20, 2026.