UNSPSC 46151710: Fingerprint powders

UNSPSC 46151710 Fingerprint powders is a Commodity code that covers forensic and crime scene supplies used by law enforcement and investigative agencies, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal direct activity for fingerprint powders specifically. State and local governments purchasing under this code bracket are acquiring forensic supplies as part of broader crime scene and law enforcement equipment procurements, including DNA and evidence collection items, sharps containers, evidence tubes, labels, evidence bags, nitrile gloves, and chemical reagents used in fingerprint analysis and evidence processing. The mix of issuing bodies includes county sheriffs' offices, state police departments, city police forces, and state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles. Harris County, Texas and the Illinois State Police have posted solicitations touching on forensic supplies within the last six months, though neither procurement centers exclusively on fingerprint powders themselves.

The sourcing activity is geographically dispersed across Texas, Illinois, California, New York, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. Harris County, Texas issued an ITB on May 15, 2026 for Crime Scene Supplies and Related Items for the Harris County Sheriff's Office—a one-year contract with a response deadline of June 8, 2026—that explicitly encompasses fingerprint collection supplies alongside DNA swabs, evidence containers, and chemical reagents. The Illinois State Police issued an IFB (due March 4, 2026, per amendment from original March 19 date) for Livescan fingerprinting equipment, which represents law enforcement identification technology rather than consumable powders. The California State Procurement office solicited brand-specific biometric equipment (MORPHOWAVE XP2) on February 8, 2026 with a February 24 response date. None of these recent opportunities isolate fingerprint powders as a distinct line item or focus procurement on powders alone; the code shows minimal current activity for the commodity as a standalone product category, with actual buying concentrated instead on integrated crime scene supply bundles, Livescan digital systems, and biometric hardware that have displaced traditional fingerprint powder use in modern law enforcement workflows.