UNSPSC 46181704: Safety helmets

UNSPSC 46181704 Safety helmets (Commodity) covers tactical, ballistic, flight, technical rescue, and structural firefighting helmets procured by law enforcement, fire service, and emergency response agencies across state and local jurisdictions. Recent opportunities show that state and local governments purchase specialized protective helmets meeting rigorous performance standards—NIJ Level III ballistic ratings for tactical and law enforcement use, NFPA 1971 and 1951 compliance for firefighting and technical rescue, MIL-V-43511 and DOI/USFS aviation standards for helicopter operations, and CPSC youth standards for promotional distribution programs. Issuing bodies span city fire departments (Santa Monica, Phoenix, Fort Worth, Dallas, Hillsborough County), police departments (Orlando, Dallas, Phoenix, Collin County), county emergency services (Hart County, Hillsborough County, Collin County), state agencies (Ohio SPAN SWAT Group, Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services), and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the Purchasing Cooperative of America that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions. The code captures both high-end tactical systems with integrated communication and lighting infrastructure and high-volume commodity purchases of basic safety helmets for schools and distributed personnel.

Recent activity clusters in California (Santa Monica fire operations), Texas (Collin County law enforcement, Dallas Police, Fort Worth Police, Hart County fire), Arizona (Phoenix Police and Fire aviation/tactical units), Florida (Hillsborough County Fire Rescue), Maine (State Department of Public Safety technical rescue), Mississippi (state-sponsored youth helmet distribution), Ohio (SWAT group ballistic protection), Georgia (Hart County structural firefighting), and Florida (Palm Beach safety items). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Santa Monica Fire Department ITB for complete ballistic helmet and vest systems for 130 tactical firefighter paramedics and staff (ITB 127001651, due July 14, 2026, with NIJ Level III certification and four one-year renewal options); Collin County Law Enforcement IFB 2026-318 for tactical carriers, ballistic vests, helmets, and armor plates across 103 line items with an estimated annual value of $216,000 (due August 6, 2026); the City of Phoenix RFQ for Gentex Alpha Eagle flight helmets, accessories, and repair services supporting helicopter crews with five-year initial term plus two optional two-year extensions (due July 6, 2026, with December 1, 2026 commencement); the State of Maine RFQ for forty units each of Cairns XR2 technical rescue helmets and integrated headlamps compliant with NFPA 1951:2020 (due April 29, 2026); and Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services RFQF for 10,000 children's multi-sport safety helmets in yellow, green, and blue for traumatic brain injury prevention distribution to schools (due March 25, 2026, with reverse auction pricing model). Qualification thresholds commonly require three to five years of recent experience providing equivalent products to similar jurisdictions, authorized distributor status from OEM manufacturers, local or regional warehouse and logistics capability, and compliance with E-Verify, insurance, and grant-compliance mandates.