UNSPSC 31261603: Steel shells or casings

UNSPSC 31261603 Steel shells or casings — a Commodity code — covers ammunition casings and brass, which state and local law enforcement agencies procure regularly for duty weapons, training, and less-lethal platforms. Recent state and local solicitations under and near this code show heavy activity in firearms ammunition, ballistic testing, and munitions for police and corrections use, though the code's abstract name understates the actual scope of procurement. State and local buyers source 9mm, .223, .308, and shotgun rounds in bulk quantities; practice, duty, and frangible variants; less-lethal 40mm rounds and chemical munitions; and associated platform supplies. Issuing bodies include state law enforcement agencies (Texas Department of Public Safety, Illinois State Police, Texas Office of the Attorney General, Oregon Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Maine Department of Public Safety), county sheriff's offices (Harris County, Collin County, Rockland County), city police departments (Austin, Fort Worth, Scranton, Tarpon Springs, Charlotte, Wheat Ridge, Salem), school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio), transit authorities (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey), and specialized state units (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). Texas and New York dominate recent posting activity, with secondary volume in Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Maine, Oregon, North Carolina, and Illinois.

Representative opportunities reflect the breadth of demand across caliber, use case, and geography. The Texas Office of the Attorney General issued IFB 302-26-238495 on June 30, 2026 (due July 21) for Staccato HD C4X 9mm duty pistols with optics and accessories for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, brand and model specified, evaluated on best-value basis; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission simultaneously posted IFB HHS0017580 (due July 15) for 45 units each of Glock 19 Gen 6 9mm pistols, Holosun sights, and holsters plus a trade-in component for 43 used Glock pistols, with historical annual spend guidance of $25,000 and HUB compliance required for contracts exceeding that threshold. Collin County Law Enforcement released IFB 2026-183 in late June (due June 25, response passed) for live ammunition and less-lethal equipment totaling approximately $84,250 annually—40mm launchers, grenades, dispersal rounds, pepper spray, and live rounds from Federal Premium, Hornady, Magtech, Winchester, and other manufacturers—on lowest-responsive-bidder basis with twelve-month initial term and two optional one-year renewals. The Rockland County, New York RFB issued April 9, 2026 (due April 23) for live ammunition, less-lethal ammunition, and gases and grenades across three separate lots, available to New York State political subdivisions and nonprofits under General Municipal Law Section 103(3) cooperative purchasing, with awards on highest-percentage-discount-off-MSRP basis; the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey solicited Bid 6000003336 in May 2026 (due May 29) for a two-year requirements contract to supply Remington ammunition and tactical gear to multiple warehouses in New Jersey and New York, with two deliveries per month average frequency, MBE/WBE/DBE participation required, and contract effective on or about July 4, 2026. The Texas Department of Public Safety issued 40526R0011934 in April 2026 (due March 3, passed) for less-than-lethal stock ammunition—40mm flash-bangs, frangible rounds, sting-ball grenades, CS and OC canisters—with one-year term and best-value evaluation including HUB subcontracting compliance. City-level procurements including Austin's IFQ 8700 JXS1033 (posted February 3, due February 11) for Force-on-Force Simunition training rounds in 5.56 and 9mm with subsonic and lead-free specifications, and Tarpon Springs' ITB 260164BPH (posted May 11, due May 21) for Federal .223 training, Speer 9mm training, and Federal .308 duty ammunition with three-year initial term plus two optional one-year renewals demonstrate steady municipal demand. The code shows active pursuit opportunity across state procurement offices, county law enforcement consolidation buying, municipal police supply, and cooperative purchasing vehicles; response windows typically run ten to thirty days from post, with questions deadlines five to ten days prior.