UNSPSC 46101700: Ammunition handling systems

UNSPSC 46101700 Ammunition handling systems is a Class code covering the procurement of live ammunition, less-lethal ammunition, protective equipment, and law enforcement and security gear by state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies. Recent solicitations under this code center on body armor compliant with National Institute of Justice standards, firearms and ammunition supplies ranging from live rounds to less-lethal cartridges and riot-control grenades, and associated duty gear and holsters. Issuing bodies are primarily city police departments, county sheriff offices, and regional education service centers acting as cooperative purchasing vehicle administrators on behalf of school districts and statewide law enforcement consortia. The City of Charlotte and Rockland County, New York appear as recent active buyers.

Activity under the code spans North Carolina and New York, with a significant cooperative purchasing channel extending nationwide through Region 14 Education Service Center in West Texas, which manages firearms and ammunition procurement for 42 school districts across 13 counties and makes resulting agreements available to public agencies across all 50 states and U.S. territories. Recent representative opportunities include the City of Charlotte's RFP 2692026221 for NIJ-compliant body armor with a response deadline of July 29, 2026; Rockland County's accelerated RFB RFBRC2026035 for live ammunition, less-lethal ammunition, and riot-control gases and grenades, which closed April 23, 2026, and was issued under cooperative purchasing authority extending to all New York State political subdivisions; and Region 14 ESC's RFP 26S1097 for firearms, ammunition, optics, less-lethal ammunition, personal protective equipment, holsters, and law enforcement training gear, with a June 4, 2026 response deadline and a three-year contract term with two optional one-year renewals, made available through the OMNIA Partners cooperative purchasing organization nationwide with an estimated annual contract volume of approximately $500,000 per participating agency against an estimated aggregate annual volume of approximately $50 million.