UNSPSC 46101500: Firearms

UNSPSC 46101500 Firearms (Class) covers the procurement of weapons systems, ammunition, optical sights, holsters, and related law enforcement equipment that state and local police departments, sheriff's offices, corrections agencies, and specialized tactical units are actively sourcing. Recent solicitations show a steady flow of patrol rifle purchases, duty pistols with integrated optics, shotgun modernization efforts, and mixed lots of used-firearm trade-ins paired with new-equipment acquisitions—a pattern reflecting ongoing fleet standardization and equipment lifecycle management across municipal and regional law enforcement.

Law enforcement agencies dominate the issuing-body mix: cities (St. Petersburg, Orlando, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, Chelsea, Scottsdale, Indianapolis), counties (Orange County California, Jackson County Missouri, Collin County Texas, Yuma County Arizona, Macon-Bibb County Georgia, Santa Clara County California, Harris County Texas), state departments (Texas Department of Public Safety, Colorado Department of Corrections, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Juvenile Justice, Texas Attorney General, Maine State Police, Washington State Department of Corrections), and school districts (Northside Independent School District San Antonio). Repeat buyers include the Texas Office of the Attorney General, City of St. Petersburg, and Colorado Department of Corrections. Recent opportunities span RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with response windows typically two to four weeks. The geographic spread centers on Texas (multiple DPS, OAG, and municipal solicitations), California (Orange County Sheriff, Santa Clara County, state statewide ammunition contract), Florida (St. Petersburg, Orlando), Colorado (CDOC), and scattered single postings in Massachusetts, Georgia, Maine, Arizona, and the District of Columbia. Representative recent procurements include: Colorado Department of Corrections solicitation for 186 units of Mossberg 590A1 PRO 12-gauge shotguns with full MIL-SPEC compliance, trade-in credits for existing Remington 870 inventory, and pricing firm through June 30, 2027 with optional one-year renewal (DQ 2027000122, quotes due October 22, 2026); County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner IFB for 16 line items including BCM RECCE-16 rifles and tactical accessories with 5% local-small-business and DVBE preference, three-year term effective March 17, 2027, and cooperative purchasing available to other municipalities (IFB #IFB-060-3131203-CF, bids due October 30, 2026); Texas Department of Public Safety IFB for 30 units each of SIG SAUER rifle optics and reflex sights for Texas Rangers Division with best-value award authority and one-year term renewable for up to six months (IFB 405-26R0026397, bids due October 7, 2026); and City of Chelsea Massachusetts IFB rebid for patrol rifle purchase and shotgun/rifle trade-in (IFB Rebid 2027-178, bids due November 5, 2026). Federal firearms licenses, E-Verify compliance, insurance minimums (typically $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), and debarment certifications are standard contract requirements. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuer—local-vendor preferences, SBE/WBE/VBE/MBE goals, and DVBE deductions appear in California, Indiana, Colorado, and Texas solicitations. The code remains active and fragmented across issuing bodies with no clear consolidation; pursuit viability depends on existing FFL status, inventory capacity for high-volume tactical systems, and regional presence in law enforcement supply chains.