UNSPSC 46101600: Ammunition

UNSPSC 46101600 Ammunition, a Class code, covers the supply of factory-loaded and specialized ammunition for law enforcement and public safety operations. State and local governments solicit under this code primarily through county sheriffs, municipal police departments, state agencies, transit authorities, and school districts seeking handgun ammunition (9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP), rifle rounds (.223, 5.56mm, .308), shotgun ammunition (buckshot, slugs, frangible rounds), and specialized variants including training, less-lethal, and duty loads. Recent opportunities also bundle ammunition with rifles, tactical gear, conducted-energy weapons, and related equipment within single-source procurements. Issuing bodies range from large urban police departments (San Antonio, Austin, Los Angeles County) to county sheriffs (Orange County, California; Collin County, Texas) and specialized state procurement offices (Illinois SOCOM training munitions, Texas Department of Public Safety ammunition testing). The Commonwealth of Kentucky and State of Illinois have both posted recent master-agreement RFBs for ammunition supply to all state agencies and eligible political subdivisions, indicating movement toward consolidated purchasing vehicles. County of Orange, California appears as a repeat buyer across multiple recent IFBs and RFQs for ammunition, rifles, and tactical accessories.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, New York, and Arizona, with scattered opportunities in Colorado, New Jersey, and Ohio. Representative recent solicitations include the Commonwealth of Kentucky's RFB 75827000000752 (posted October 6, 2026, due October 19, 2026, extended via Addendum 1) seeking a master agreement for handgun, rifle, shotgun, and less-lethal ammunition to all state agencies and political subdivisions with multiple contract awards on a best-value basis weighing discount percentage (90 points) and years in business (10 points); the County of Orange, California IFB 06027010329-CF (posted September 29, 2026, due October 29, 2026) for Hornady-brand training and duty ammunition across nine calibers with 5% OCLSB or DVBE preference and firm fixed pricing for three years; and Region 14 Education Service Center's RFP 26S1097 (posted April 29, 2026, due June 4, 2026) for a nationwide cooperative master agreement covering firearms, ammunition, optics, less-lethal rounds, tactical gear, and training equipment available to all qualifying public sector entities. The State of Illinois issued DCI-SOCOM training munitions contracts in August and October 2026 with one-year terms and DOD appropriations funding. Most recent solicitations use electronic portals (Bonfire, OpenBids, County e-Procurement systems), impose firm fixed pricing with price-decrease pass-through, require 30-day delivery windows, and demand $1 million general liability / $2 million aggregate insurance. Cooperative purchasing provisions enabling other municipal and county entities to utilize awarded pricing appear in Orange County and Region 14 procurements, each requiring 2% administrative rebates on subordinate contract sales.