NIGP 83210: Tape, Barrier (Includes Cautionary and Crime Scene Tape)

NIGP 83210 Tape, Barrier (Includes Cautionary And Crime Scene Tape) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure crime scene and forensic tape products, along with related barrier and cautionary tape for law enforcement and emergency response operations. The code captures consumable barrier tape used in forensic investigations, crime scene documentation, and traffic control applications where visual demarcation and safety warnings are required. Recent solicitations show police departments and sheriff's offices sourcing these materials as part of broader crime scene supply procurement, often bundled with evidence collection kits, containers, and related forensic equipment.

Issuing bodies are primarily municipal police departments and county sheriff's offices. The Dallas Police Department Crime Scene Response unit issued an IFB for forensic equipment including tape products with a due date of June 26, 2026, requiring new, unopened items in original packaging with FOB delivery to the Dallas Police Department Crime Scene Response facility at 1400 Botham Jean Boulevard. Harris County, Texas issued an ITB for Crime Scene Supplies and Related Items for the Harris County Sheriff's Office (due June 8, 2026) establishing a one-year contract beginning approximately June 1, 2026 with a four-year renewal option; that solicitation explicitly lists barrier tape as a forensic supply category alongside DNA collection kits, evidence containers, fingerprint supplies, and sharps containers. A separate Dallas city procurement through the Office of Procurement Services (due March 6, 2026) covered a thirty-six-month ID/IQ master agreement for Traffic Barricades, Warning Lights, Signs and Hardware, which included tape among traffic control consumables. Recent activity centers in Texas, with Dallas and Harris County as standout repeat buyers in the law enforcement and traffic control space. The market reflects steady demand from police and sheriff's departments for crime scene tape as part of operational supply chains, with contracts structured either as direct equipment buys or as master agreements for as-needed ordering over multi-year terms.