UNSPSC 46151500: Crowd control equipment

UNSPSC 46151500 Crowd control equipment (Class) encompasses less-lethal weapons, protective gear, and acoustic devices that state and local law enforcement agencies procure for riot control, civil unrest management, and officer safety. Recent solicitations show purchasing activity concentrated on PepperBall launchers and projectiles, Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD), body armor meeting NIJ standards, and less-lethal ammunition including chemical irritants and grenades. County sheriff's offices, municipal police departments, and state law enforcement purchasing cooperatives are the primary issuing bodies, with Georgia counties (Gwinnett County specifically) and New York emerging as active markets. Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services has posted multiple informal written quotations in recent weeks for equipment ranging from less-lethal launchers to acoustic devices, while larger statewide procurements—notably New Jersey's T3163 law enforcement equipment and technology contract and Rockland County's multi-state cooperative ammunition contract—serve broader networks of participating jurisdictions.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with Georgia, North Carolina, and New York showing the most recent solicitation volume. The State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury is conducting a statewide procurement (T3163, due June 24, 2026) covering nine equipment categories including CBRNE detection, area security equipment, and drones alongside traditional crowd-control items, available through cooperative purchasing to more than 2,800 participating entities via the NJSTART eProcurement system. Rockland County, New York issued an accelerated RFB (due April 23, 2026) for live ammunition, less-lethal ammunition, and less-lethal gases and grenades as a cooperative contract accessible to New York State political subdivisions under General Municipal Law Section 103(3). The City of Charlotte's RFP for NIJ-compliant body armor (due July 29, 2026) and Gwinnett County's informal written quotation for PepperBall launchers and projectiles (due June 17, 2026) exemplify individual jurisdiction procurement patterns. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, is accepting proposals through June 16, 2026 for law enforcement equipment to serve its cooperative purchasing network, indicating activity across the upper Midwest as well.