UNSPSC 46151710: Fingerprint powders

UNSPSC 46151710 Fingerprint powders is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it does not reflect the nominal scope — fingerprint collection and forensic powders. Of four opportunities tagged to this code between late April and mid-September 2026, one addresses crime scene supplies including fingerprint collection items, one solicits body armor, one seeks a silicone membrane for a forensic system component, and one involves a firearms trade-in and swap. Only the Harris County, Texas crime scene supplies solicitation contains fingerprint-related work within its broader forensic procurement scope.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office ITB (ITB 250415, due June 8, 2026) requested bids for crime scene supplies on a one-year term beginning June 1, 2026, including fingerprint collection supplies alongside DNA and evidence collection items, sharps containers, evidence tubes, labels, evidence bags, nitrile gloves, and various chemicals. The procurement was structured to award by item, category, overall, or as best serves County interests, with a requirement that vendors maintain a local account manager, provide Monday–Friday customer service with overnight and weekend contact availability, participate in bi-monthly meetings with HCSO staff, and warrant all products free from defects for one year following acceptance. Bidders faced mandatory minimum insurance coverage including $1,000,000 workers' compensation employers' liability, $1,000,000 commercial general liability per occurrence, and $1,000,000 automobile liability. The code shows little relevant recent activity beyond this single crime scene supplies procurement; the remaining three opportunities—a firearms trade-in, body armor, and a silicone membrane component—are misclassified under this code and do not reflect actual fingerprint powder purchasing.