NIGP 99222: Ballistics Testing Services

NIGP 99222 Ballistics Testing Services is an Item code under which state and local governments procure forensic ballistics analysis, firearms examination, and related testing services to support law enforcement investigations and criminal prosecutions. The scope of work includes comparative ballistics analysis, bullet and cartridge case examination, gunshot residue testing, and expert witness testimony in firearms cases. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly state law enforcement agencies, state attorneys general offices, and county sheriff's offices and district attorney offices that operate or contract for ballistics laboratories. Municipal police departments also solicit ballistics testing services, either through direct procurement or participation in cooperative purchasing arrangements with regional forensic-services providers.

The source provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities posted under NIGP 99222, so current market activity and geographic concentration cannot be determined from available records.