UNSPSC 46151700: Forensic equipment and supplies and accessories

UNSPSC 46151700 Forensic equipment and supplies and accessories is a Class code capturing breath-testing devices, blood-draw kits, crime-scene consumables, and specialized detection equipment that state and local law enforcement agencies procure for investigative and evidentiary work. State and local buyers under this code include state public-safety departments, county sheriff's offices, city police departments, higher-education institutional law enforcement, and cooperative purchasing platforms serving multiple jurisdictions. Recent solicitations emphasize breath-testing preliminary screening devices with calibration gas cylinders, sterile collection and DNA-analysis supplies, fingerprint and evidence-handling consumables, sharps containers, detection chemicals, and ancillary equipment such as camera repair parts for forensic photography. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Harris County Sheriff's Office, Dallas Police Department, and University of Wisconsin-Madison represent the issuing bodies visible in current activity.

Recent opportunities span Minnesota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety posted RFP Rebid B-271(5)t on October 6, 2026 for breath testing preliminary screening devices, dry gas cylinders, and related materials, due October 27, 2026, serving the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, other state agencies, and cooperative purchasing venture members on an as-needed basis with a 12-month initial term and up to 48 months renewal. Harris County, Texas issued ITB 250415 on May 15, 2026 (due June 8, 2026) for crime-scene supplies and related items including DNA collection kits, fingerprint supplies, evidence containers, and chemicals for the Sheriff's Office, requiring multiple vendors and imposing $1,000,000 minimum insurance thresholds. The City of Dallas posted forensic-equipment bids (June 22, 2026) for the Crime Scene Response unit without detailed specifications visible in the source. University of Wisconsin-Madison requested bids for Implied Consent Blood Draw Kits (RFB 2027-UWMSN-01386, due August 7, 2026). The Florida Department of Law Enforcement advertised a single-source Crime-Lite Auto Kit procurement, and Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing platform, posted Law Enforcement Equipment RFP #061626 (June 16, 2026) available to thousands of public entities across the United States and Canada.