UNSPSC 46171633: Security metal detector

Equipment that is used for personal search that detects the weapons with metal, tools for crime, or precious metals at airport, customs, jail and others.

UNSPSC 46171633 Security metal detector is a Commodity code, yet the recent opportunities posted under it show minimal alignment with the code's intended scope. State and local governments soliciting under this code are buying walkthrough metal detector rental and associated security screening equipment, not the handheld or fixed metal detectors the code nominally describes. The City of Pittsburgh Office of Management & Budget, on behalf of the Bureau of Police, solicited rental of five OPENGATE walkthrough metal detectors for a one-day event under RFQ #2026-RFQ-113 with a cost ceiling of $30,000 and a due date of June 23, 2026; the scope included delivery, setup, takedown, and staff training. The Texas Department of Public Safety separately pursued an X-ray scanner system (Hi-Scan 6040C) under IFB 405-26R0019262A, due July 24, 2026, a related but distinct security screening asset. The remaining recent opportunities tagged to this code—two firearms trade-in solicitations from the Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department and one body armor procurement from the City of Charlotte—appear unrelated to metal detector procurement and suggest inconsistent coding by issuing procurement offices.

Geographic activity centers on Texas and Pennsylvania based on recent solicitations, with additional activity in Georgia and North Carolina. The issuing bodies are primarily municipal police departments and a state public safety agency rather than school districts or transit authorities. Given the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited, and the sparse volume of metal detector–specific opportunities in the recent record, this code shows limited relevant activity for firms focused on security metal detection equipment. The one substantive metal detector opportunity—Pittsburgh's short-notice rental for a July 4 event—required fast response (same-day due date) and capped pricing, suggesting event-driven rather than sustained procurement activity under this code.