UNSPSC 46171641: Dummy security camera

A non-functional surveillance device designed to fool intruders. It is placed intentionally in a noticeable place, so passing people notice it and believe the area to be monitored.

UNSPSC 46171641 Dummy security camera (Commodity) covers network-based and analog video surveillance equipment that state and local governments procure for facility security, law enforcement operations, transit fleets, and detention facilities. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers acquiring complete camera system installations—from design through maintenance—rather than cameras as standalone components. Work spans fixed infrastructure upgrades at government buildings, school districts, jails, and transit agencies, as well as specialized deployments for law enforcement (body-worn, vehicle-mounted, covert surveillance, license plate recognition), school bus stop-arm enforcement, and automated traffic enforcement.

Issuing bodies include city departments of transportation and public safety, county sheriff's offices and detention centers, school districts and education service centers, state departments (corrections, juvenile justice, state patrol, gaming board, ferries), regional transit authorities, and special-purpose districts. Recent solicitations show activity from California (Sacramento County, Santa Clara County, Broward County, City of Santa Monica, San Mateo Parks), Florida (City of DeBary, City of Daytona Beach, City of Bridgeport), Georgia (Muscogee County Schools, Colquitt County, Catoosa County, Cobb County, Atlanta Beltline, City of Charlotte), Texas (TDCJ, ESC Region 4, Dane County Wisconsin), Illinois (State Police, IDJJ, Illinois Gaming Board, Illinois Department of Corrections), South Carolina (Dorchester County), Colorado (Colorado State Patrol, Community College of Aurora, Arapahoe County), Michigan (Genesee Intermediate School District, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools), Connecticut (Town of Manchester, City of Norwalk, New London Board of Education, City of Bridgeport), Washington (Department of Transportation Ferries), and North Carolina (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department). The City of Charlotte and Dane County appear multiple times as repeat buyers across different camera and surveillance system procurements. Representative recent opportunities include the City of DeBary RFP 09-20 (4K network camera system upgrade at city hall, nine vendors competing, nine bids ranging $16,520–$89,239), Texas TDCJ RFP for broadband connectivity and IP video surveillance across 80 correctional facilities statewide (proposals due November 9, 2026), the City of Santa Monica RFP 491 for turnkey onboard bus video surveillance across a 173-bus transit fleet (proposals due November 5, 2026), Dorchester County informal quotes for night-vision goggles for the Sheriff's Office (quotes due October 20, 2026), and Illinois State Police IFB for portable covert surveillance systems with 45-day delivery (proposals due October 13, 2026). Geographic concentration is strongest in California, Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Illinois, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Colorado, Michigan, and the Pacific Northwest.