NIGP 95231: Discrimination Investigation

NIGP 95231 Discrimination Investigation, an Item code, encompasses law enforcement equipment procurement that state and local governments solicit through cooperative purchasing vehicles to serve multiple jurisdictions and public sector organizations simultaneously. The scope centers on establishing framework agreements for law enforcement equipment that participating entities can draw on as needed, rather than traditional direct-purchase solicitations for specific units or systems. Issuing bodies include state and local law enforcement agencies, counties, school districts, and other public entities coordinating through cooperative purchasing organizations such as Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit. These cooperative structures allow a single procurement to establish contracting solutions available to thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments.

Recent activity shows the code active in the Pacific Northwest and across Sourcewell's national participating-entity network. Sourcewell, on behalf of Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and numerous other jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026 for Law Enforcement Equipment with a June 16, 2026 response deadline. Proposals were to be submitted exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. The solicitation does not identify set-aside designations, specific award values, or budget ranges in available documentation, and the resulting contract structure allows selected vendors to serve a broad spectrum of public sector organizations under a participating addendum with Sourcewell.