NIGP 96744: Hardware Manufacturing Services

NIGP 96744 Hardware Manufacturing Services, an Item code, encompasses the design, fabrication, and assembly of specialized equipment and components for state and local government end-uses. Based on recent solicitations, the code covers law enforcement equipment procurement through cooperative purchasing frameworks that establish multi-year contracting solutions available to governmental agencies, school districts, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments across multiple jurisdictions. State and local issuing bodies under this code include state government units acting as cooperative purchasing administrators, county governments, and special-purpose districts managing procurement on behalf of broad participating-entity networks. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, serves as a repeat administrator, leveraging cooperative purchasing authority to coordinate demand across thousands of potential end-user agencies.

Geographic activity centers on the Pacific Northwest and upper Midwest, with recent solicitations drawing participation from Washington state counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) alongside entities throughout the United States and Canada. Sourcewell issued RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on May 12, 2026, with proposals due June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. The cooperative structure allows selected vendors to supply equipment to thousands of governmental and public-sector organizations under standardized contracting terms, with specific award values and set-aside designations not disclosed in publicly available solicitation materials. Vendors must submit responses exclusively through the Sourcewell portal and direct procurement inquiries to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930.