UNSPSC 46111600: Gun systems

UNSPSC 46111600 Gun systems is a Class code covering firearms, optical sights, ammunition, and tactical protective equipment that state and local law enforcement and corrections agencies procure through sealed bids and requests for quotes. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying semi-automatic and training pistols, handgun optics, live and less-lethal ammunition, pepper-ball and 40-millimeter launchers, ballistic body armor, and associated tactical accessories and services. Issuing bodies include county sheriff's offices, city police departments, school districts operating armed security or firearms training programs, state corrections agencies, and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing consortia. The Northside Independent School District in Texas (RFP2026093, sealed bids due July 23, 2026) is replacing an expiring firearms contract and requiring all vendors to respond or lose future eligibility; the Washington State Department of Corrections (RFQQ K14043, quotes due July 1, 2026) is seeking approximately 1,000 handgun optics units under a five-year agreement with voluntary aspirational subcontractor goals of 5 percent each for minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses; and Harris County, Texas (IFB 250349, bids due March 9, 2026 and IFB 250396, bids due April 20, 2026) has posted multiple procurements for less-lethal and pepper-ball launchers with federal grant-backed funding requiring Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and Section 3 employment compliance. Evaluation favors lowest responsive and responsible bidding, technical compliance with specifications, and vendor references and experience.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, Washington, New York, North Carolina, and Georgia, with activity spanning county, city, state, and school district buyers. The City of Charlotte (RFP for NIJ-compliant body armor, proposals due July 29, 2026) is soliciting protective equipment for sworn officers; Rockland County, New York (RFB RFBRC2026035, bids due April 23, 2026) established a cooperative ammunition contract available statewide under General Municipal Law Section 103(3), awarding by highest percentage discount off manufacturer MSRP for live, less-lethal, and gas-grenade product lines; Santa Clara County (ITB RFQPRCFY260736, bids due July 2, 2026) requested Glock 17T Gen 5 training pistols; and the City of Dallas (BU2600030264, bids due June 12, 2026) is building a five-year ID/IQ master agreement for Glock weapons and accessories with trade-in provisions and SBE set-aside opportunities. Gwinnett County, Georgia (IWQ #124999, quotes due March 10, 2026) sought Aimpoint ACRO P2 red dot sights on a sole-source informal quotation basis. Contracts typically run one to five years with optional renewals and firm fixed pricing or price-adjustment formulas tied to MSRP discounts or CPI; federal funding sources including HUD, FEMA, and state GLO grants increasingly require compliance with prevailing wage, Section 3, civil rights, and federal acquisition standards, raising administrative and insurance requirements for award.