UNSPSC 43211714: Biometric identification equipment

Devices that enable a computer to access data inputs that enable it to validate a user using visual frequencies.

UNSPSC 43211714 Biometric identification equipment (Commodity) spans law enforcement and criminal justice identification systems that state and local agencies deploy for fingerprint, palmprint, and multimodal biometric matching during field operations and investigations. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code centers on automated biometric identification (ABI) systems for law enforcement agencies, mobile biometric devices for traffic stops and field investigations, and time-and-attendance systems with integrated biometric authentication for municipal workforces. The issuing bodies include county sheriff departments, state public safety agencies, and city governments; law enforcement agencies dominate the recent solicitation profile. Geographic activity concentrates in California, Florida, and Texas, with additional activity in Connecticut and Washington State.

The Orange County, California Sheriff-Coroner Department issued an RFP (solicitation 0602809301EL) in August 2026 for an Automated Biometric Identification System and five-year sustainment contract supporting fingerprint, palmprint, and forensic identification with integration to CalDOJ and FBI Next Generation Identification systems; respondents required a mandatory pre-proposal meeting and five years of prior biometric system development experience with FBI and California Department of Justice certification. The Texas Department of Public Safety released an RFI (CRD202606051441) in June 2026 for mobile biometric identification devices meeting FBI specifications and supporting fingerprint matching during law enforcement traffic stops and investigations, with responses due July 10, 2026. The City of Meriden, Connecticut solicited a Time and Attendance Software Solution (RFP026-11) with biometric clock capabilities for approximately 200 seasonal and 150 regular employees across seven municipal departments, due September 4, 2025, integrating with existing MUNIS financial accounting systems and requiring three-year contract terms with optional renewal.