UNSPSC 49131604: Sporting shotguns

UNSPSC 49131604 Sporting shotguns (Commodity) covers law enforcement and corrections agency acquisition of duty-grade shotguns, typically 12-gauge pump or semi-automatic models with tactical configurations including extended magazines, synthetic stocks, and optics-ready receivers. State and local procurement under this code focuses on platform standardization and fleet modernization, with bidders required to hold Federal Firearms Licenses and meet background-check and compliance standards. Recent activity shows Colorado Department of Corrections, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Office of the Attorney General, and various county sheriff and city police departments as repeat issuing bodies, sourcing everything from modest ammunition-supply contracts tied to testing procurement down to full-rifle acquisitions in the 40–200-unit range for operational deployment.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Colorado, Georgia, and Florida, with the Colorado Department of Corrections' October 2026 documented-quote solicitation for 186 Mossberg 590A1 PRO 12-gauge shotguns (response due October 22, 2026, with notice of intent to award estimated October 19) representing a textbook fleet-transition buy—trade-in credit for serviceable and non-serviceable inventory, firm pricing through June 2027, and annual increases capped at 2.5% if renewed. Geographic breadth extends across state departments of corrections, regional law enforcement training centers, and municipal police departments; notice types include IFB, RFQ, and documented-quote formats. Scope typically mandates MIL-SPEC compliance, hard-target specifications (barrel length, chamber size, magazine capacity), and single-source awards on price as primary criterion; Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department's August and September 2026 firearms-swap solicitations (selling 300+ confiscated weapons for credit toward Heckler & Koch rifles) and ongoing state-level handgun and optics procurements alongside shotgun buys signal sustained law-enforcement equipment modernization. Vendors must expect brand-specific requirements (Mossberg, Remington trade-ins), compliance documentation, enhanced background clearance within 30 days of award, and FOB-destination pricing with no additional fuel surcharges or taxes owed by the buying agency.