UNSPSC 45131604: Blank video tapes

UNSPSC 45131604 Blank video tapes, a Commodity code, captures video recording media and related equipment that state and local governments procure for law enforcement, transit security, surveillance, and facility access systems. Recent solicitations show that purchasing under this code reflects a broader procurement of video monitoring infrastructure and maintenance — notably, the Charlotte Area Transit System is seeking maintenance services for over 1,000 cameras deployed across 50 transit facilities, and Sourcewell is aggregating law enforcement equipment procurement across multiple Washington counties and public entities nationwide through a cooperative purchasing vehicle. The issuing bodies include transit authorities (Charlotte Area Transit System), county governments (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties in Washington), and state-level cooperative purchasing organizations (Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit). The code sees activity from both direct municipal procurement offices and multi-jurisdictional cooperative frameworks that extend contracting solutions across school districts, tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and higher education institutions.

Activity appears concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. The Sourcewell RFP (#061626), posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, addresses law enforcement equipment procurement across Washington state and additional jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada, with submissions required through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. The City of Charlotte's RFP (#269-2026-1988), posted February 12, 2026 with a March 12, 2026 deadline, solicited three-year maintenance and support for video monitoring systems with a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference on February 19, 2026 and a contract award scheduled for May 26, 2026; the Charlotte procurement emphasized FTA compliance, required insurance (general liability minimum $1,000,000), and integration with Genetec access control platforms, with performance penalties of $50 per unit for failure to meet service standards. Neither solicitation disclosed explicit dollar values or DBE set-aside percentages in the available documentation.