UNSPSC 46151700: Forensic equipment and supplies and accessories

UNSPSC 46151700 Forensic equipment and supplies and accessories is a Class code covering crime scene investigation supplies, forensic analytical systems, and related consumables that state and local law enforcement and forensic laboratories procure for evidence collection, analysis, and documentation. State and local governments buy DNA and evidence collection items (sterile cotton swabs, swab boxes, GSR collection kits), sharps containers and evidence tubes, fingerprint collection supplies, labels and identification materials, evidence bags and containers, nitrile gloves, chemicals such as petroleum ether and indanedione, 3D firearm scanning systems, forensic workstations, and ammunition meeting forensic specifications under this code. Issuing bodies include state law enforcement departments (Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Massachusetts Department of State Police), county sheriff's offices (Harris County), city police departments (Dallas, Tampa), and cooperative purchasing councils (Capitol Region Purchasing Council covering Connecticut towns and boards of education, Sourcewell serving Minnesota and multi-state public entities). Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement appear as repeat buyers in recent activity.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicles. Harris County, Texas issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) on May 15, 2026 for crime scene supplies and related items with a June 8, 2026 response date, seeking DNA collection items, fingerprint supplies, evidence containers, and chemicals on an as-needed basis with a one-year contract term beginning June 1, 2026 and local account manager and after-hours support requirements. The City of Dallas posted an Invitation for Bid (IFSDPDB2600026) on June 22, 2026 for forensic equipment to the Dallas Police Department Crime Scene Response unit with a June 26, 2026 due date, requiring new unopened products in original packaging with no substitutes. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement advertised a single-source procurement (SS15634) on April 10, 2026 for two portable TopMatch-3D firearm scanning systems valued at $165,000.00 with a May 4, 2026 vendor information deadline. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued an RFP (#061626) on May 12, 2026 for law enforcement equipment available to thousands of governmental entities across the United States and Canada with a June 16, 2026 proposal deadline.