UNSPSC 46111500: Bombs and grenades

UNSPSC 46111500 Bombs and grenades is a Class code that captures law enforcement protective equipment and ammunition supplies sourced by state and local public safety agencies—specifically body armor, live ammunition, less-lethal ammunition, and less-lethal gases and grenades. Recent activity shows state and local buyers treat this code as a portal for tactical and protective gear procurement rather than offensive ordnance. Issuing bodies include municipal police departments (City of Charlotte), county purchasing offices serving statewide cooperative networks (Rockland County, New York), and state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative). The scope spans NIJ-compliant body armor with sizing and fitting services, multiple ammunition types and calibers from named manufacturers, and less-lethal deployment systems, with awards typically structured by manufacturer and product line using percentage discounts off manufacturer's suggested retail price.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Northeast and Upper Midwest, with activity documented in North Carolina, New York, and Minnesota. The Rockland County, New York RFB (Solicitation RFBRC2026035, due April 23, 2026) established a cooperative ammunition contract covering live, less-lethal, and gas-grenade lots for use by Rockland County and other New York State political subdivisions, with a two-week response window triggered by expiration of the prior statewide contract and awarded by manufacturer and product line. The City of Charlotte RFP (Solicitation 2692026221, due July 29, 2026) solicited NIJ-compliant body armor with sizing and fitting services for sworn law enforcement and participating Mecklenburg County agencies. Sourcewell's RFP (Solicitation 26RFP061626, due June 16, 2026) sought law enforcement equipment proposals to establish a contracting solution for its network of participating entities, with specific goods not detailed in available documentation. Cooperative purchasing vehicles and inter-governmental contracting under state law section 103(3) structures appear to be the dominant procurement model for this code.