UNSPSC 44101904: Protectograph

Protectographs are those that protect any document and/or check from forgery, some protect the payee's name in addition to the amount.

UNSPSC 44101904 Protectograph is a Commodity code covering security and law enforcement equipment, specifically check-protection and document-authentication devices that state and local governments procure to detect and prevent fraud. The code describes protectographs — machines that imprint or verify security marks on checks, documents, or sensitive paper stock — but recent solicitation activity focuses on protectographs as part of a broader law enforcement equipment procurement framework rather than standalone check-protection systems. State and local buying under this code spans county sheriffs' offices, municipal police departments, and regional law enforcement task forces that incorporate document-authentication and fraud-detection capability into field and administrative operations. The primary issuing body in current activity is Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based government cooperative purchasing vehicle that aggregates demand across participating counties, municipalities, and public entities.

Sourcewell issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, seeking law enforcement equipment vendors to establish a cooperative contracting solution available to Participating Entities including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, along with thousands of other governmental agencies, school districts, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments throughout the United States and Canada. The solicitation operates under Washington state law (RCW 39.34) and leverages Sourcewell's framework agreement model to expand market reach and standardize contracting terms across participating jurisdictions. Submission is exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov; vendors should direct questions to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. No specific budget, set-asides, or award values are disclosed in available documentation. The solicitation does not identify incumbent vendors or current contractors.