NIGP 68086: Scopes, Rifle and Range

NIGP 68086 Scopes, Rifle and Range is an Item code that encompasses the procurement of optical targeting equipment, mounting systems, ammunition, tactical protective gear, firearms, and related law enforcement equipment and services. State and local governments procure under this code to equip police and sheriff's departments, specialized tactical units, and school district police forces with duty weapons, optics, body armor, ammunition (live, less-lethal, and specialty rounds), tactical gear, and range infrastructure. Recent solicitations show school districts, city police departments, county sheriff's offices, and state law enforcement agencies (including specialized units such as SWAT and narcotics divisions) all buying under the code. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, municipal police departments, county sheriffs' departments, state police agencies, and fire departments acquiring complementary equipment. Procurement vehicles include direct RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and cooperative statewide master agreements; the New Jersey Department of Treasury's statewide T3163 law enforcement technology contract, open to over 2,800 cooperative purchasing participants, represents a significant multi-jurisdiction vehicle alongside individual agency acquisitions.

Recent activity spans Texas, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Florida. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) posted RFP2026093 for firearms, ammunition, tactical gear, and services, due July 23, 2026, replacing an expiring contract with mandatory re-response requirements. The City of Charlotte (North Carolina) solicited NIJ-compliant body armor through RFQ 2692026221, due July 29, 2026, covering sizing, fitting, and delivery for sworn law enforcement. The City of Dallas issued ITB BU2600030264 on May 14, 2026, for a five-year ID/IQ master agreement for Glock weapons and accessories (due June 12, 2026). The State of Illinois procured 16 tactical spotting scopes with 8-40x magnification and TREMOR 4 reticles for SOCOM (Special Operations Command) with a due date of April 30, 2026. Rockland County, New York, issued RFB RFBRC2026035 for live ammunition, less-lethal ammunition, and less-lethal gases and grenades across three lots on April 9, 2026 (due April 23, 2026), available to New York State political subdivisions and nonprofits under cooperative purchasing authority. The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department (Wisconsin) solicited approximately 200 Vortex Defender-ST red dot sights through Bid #2026009, due March 31, 2026. The City of Daytona Beach Police Department issued ITB 2628ITB for 340 Glock handguns in three models with 390 tactical holsters and trade-in of 394 existing firearms, due February 12, 2026. The State of Oregon Police Department issued one-time RFQ S2570000015883 for sixteen 4-16x50 scopes with MIL reticles, due February 3, 2026. The City of Sandersville, Georgia, issued RFB PE75050NONST2026000000048 for renovation of a police firearms range, including covered structures, LED lighting, target systems, and storage buildings, due March 3, 2026. Set-asides and preferences appear in select procurements (New Jersey's T3163 includes SBE and DVOB preferences; Daytona Beach offers a 10-mile local vendor preference window), and cooperative purchasing vehicles enable multi-jurisdictional access to awarded contracts.