UNSPSC 46151504: Body armour

UNSPSC 46151504 Body armour (Commodity) covers ballistic vests, soft armor panels, hard armor plates, carriers, and protective ensemble systems that state and local law enforcement, detention, and school safety agencies procure to equip personnel and tactical units. Recent solicitations show substantial activity across multiple product lines: body armor vests rated NIJ Level II and Level IIIA, rifle-rated hard armor plates (Level III and Level III+), ballistic helmets and shields, and integrated carrier systems with modular configurations. The mix of issuing bodies reflects law enforcement-focused procurement at city police departments, county sheriff's offices, state attorneys general, school districts, and transit authorities. Cities of Austin, Phoenix, and Tucson; Gwinnett County and Collin County (Texas); Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio); Harris County Sheriff's Office; and the Texas Office of the Attorney General have posted multiple solicitations under this code in recent months, indicating repeat buyer activity and steady equipment replacement cycles.

Recent opportunities span the continental United States with notable concentration in Texas, Georgia, Arizona, and Illinois. The City of Tucson Police Department and Tucson Fire Department established an annual requirements contract for body armor vests, ballistic shields, and protective equipment with an estimated annual usage of approximately $300,000 and federal funding from Federal Transit Administration, Housing and Urban Development, and American Rescue Plan Act sources (RFP 260177, due May 26, 2026). Collin County solicited a full-body scanner system for detention facility admissions screening including body armor integration, estimated first-year cost $242,000 (RFP 2026-155, due September 17, 2026, since passed). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued a competitive sealed bid for nine ballistic shields and multiple procurement requests for armor plates and carriers across separate line items (IFB BL133-26 through IFB BL118-26, bids due June–August 2026). The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department sought approximately 2,010 units of protective equipment across body armor, carriers, and ballistic helmets through a two-year term agreement (RFB-12MPD-404, due March 26, 2026, since passed). Opportunities also include single-source specifications (Hardwire FBI Level 3+ plates, Highcom Armor tactical systems), brand-or-equal procurement (Med-Eng EOD bomb suits, Oregon State Police), and cooperative purchasing arrangements (Sourcewell Law Enforcement Equipment portal, due June 16, 2026).