UNSPSC 46151703: Fingerprint ink

UNSPSC 46151703 Fingerprint ink is a Commodity-tier code that sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement, with no direct solicitations for fingerprint ink appearing in recent postings. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect broader law enforcement equipment and crime scene supplies categories rather than fingerprint ink specifically. When fingerprint collection supplies do appear in state and local solicitations, they are typically bundled within larger forensic and crime scene procurement packages—as exemplified by Harris County Sheriff's Office's May 2026 ITB for crime scene supplies, which included fingerprint collection supplies among a wider range of evidence-handling and DNA-collection items. The code does not support distinct issuing-body patterns or geographic concentration; instead, the sparse activity suggests that fingerprint ink procurement is either handled through standing cooperative contracts, bundled into broader law enforcement supply agreements, or procured through lower-visibility informal channels rather than standalone solicitations.

Recent opportunities nominally tagged to this code include the Harris County Sheriff's Office ITB (posted May 15, 2026, due June 8, 2026) for crime scene supplies and related items on a one-year contract term, and the Illinois State Police IFB (posted February 17, 2026, due March 4, 2026) for Livescan fingerprinting equipment—neither of which targets fingerprint ink as a standalone commodity. The City of Charlotte's body armor RFP (posted May 29, 2026, due July 29, 2026), Rockland County's ammunition RFB (posted April 9, 2026, due April 23, 2026), and the State of California's brand-specific biometric equipment RFB (posted February 8, 2026, due February 24, 2026) have no connection to fingerprint ink and represent significant coding mismatches. This pattern suggests that either fingerprint ink procurement under this code is not currently active at the state and local level, or the tagging reflects administrative categorization rather than actual scope of work, warranting direct verification with issuing jurisdictions before pursuit.