UNSPSC 46211601: Work area barricade tape and flags

Workplace safety materials that help identify areas that should not be used by visitors

UNSPSC 46211601 Work area barricade tape and flags is a Commodity code that captures crime scene and forensic evidence collection supplies purchased by municipal and county law enforcement and public safety agencies. Recent state and local solicitations show this code tagged to a wider range of forensic and evidence-handling items than the name alone suggests — red evidence security tape with writing lines, DNA and evidence collection kits (sterile cotton swabs, DNA swab boxes, GSR collection kits), sharps containers, evidence tubes, fingerprint collection supplies, evidence bags and containers, nitrile gloves, and related consumables for crime scene response. Issuing bodies are primarily municipal police departments and county sheriff's offices procuring supplies on an as-needed basis, often through micro purchases or blanket agreements with multiple vendors to support crime scene response units.

Activity clusters in Texas and Pennsylvania. The City of Philadelphia posted a micro purchase for red evidence security tape (RFQ, response due August 25, 2026) with contract period August 18, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The City of Dallas solicited forensic equipment for its Police Department Crime Scene Response unit (bids due June 26, 2026, FOB to 1400 Botham Jean Boulevard, 5th Floor). Harris County, Texas issued an ITB for Crime Scene Supplies and Related Items to the Sheriff's Office (due June 8, 2026, one-year initial term beginning approximately June 1, 2026), seeking a pool of multiple vendors for DNA and evidence collection items, sharps containers, evidence tubes, fingerprint supplies, evidence bags, gloves, chemicals, and camera repair parts and services; the County requires local account managers, bi-monthly meetings, overnight and weekend availability, $1,000,000 commercial general liability minimum, and one-year product warranty. All three recent opportunities specify FOB delivery to the customer facility, new and unopened inventory only, and delivery within 45 days or faster.