UNSPSC 46151601: Handcuffs

UNSPSC 46151601 Handcuffs is a Commodity code covering restraint equipment procurement by law enforcement and corrections agencies. State and local governments under this code purchase standard chained handcuffs, leg irons, waist chains, and specialized restraint systems from manufacturers such as Peerless and Smith & Wesson, typically specified by model number and material finish. Issuing bodies are primarily sheriff's offices and county corrections departments, supplemented by statewide cooperative procurement vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner Department and Cook County Sheriff's Office appear as active recent buyers, each with dedicated restraint equipment solicitations in the past six months. Procurement occurs through Invitation for Bid notices requiring electronic submission, firm fixed-fee contracts with multi-year terms, and per-unit pricing with volume discounts commonly available at thresholds of 100 units or more. Award criteria emphasize lowest responsive and responsible bidder selection, and several jurisdictions apply local small business and disabled veteran business enterprise price preferences ranging from 5 to 8 percent.

Activity concentrates in California and Illinois, with secondary statewide sourcing through Minnesota's Sourcewell cooperative purchasing vehicle serving public safety agencies across multiple states. The County of Orange (California) Sheriff-Coroner Department issued IFB0603055402AA in June 2026 for Peerless and Smith & Wesson chained handcuffs across ten line items with delivery to five Orange County locations and a response deadline of May 28, 2026. Cook County Government's Office of the Chief Procurement Officer solicited security restraints through IFB 2512-03061R in January 2026, covering 5,950 units across five restraint categories with a February 25, 2026 deadline and a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on February 4, 2026. Both jurisdictions structure contracts as three-year initial terms with optional renewal periods and impose comprehensive insurance requirements, performance bonds, and price-protection clauses limiting increases during initial contract years.