UNSPSC 49131606: Sporting ammunition

UNSPSC 49131606 Sporting ammunition is a Commodity code that encompasses live ammunition used by law enforcement and other state and local government agencies for duty, training, and tactical operations. State and local governments procure this code extensively through schools, police departments, sheriff's offices, attorney general offices, health and human services commissions, transit authorities, and state law enforcement divisions. Recent solicitations show demand spanning 9mm handgun rounds, .223 and .308 rifle ammunition, shotgun rounds, practice variants, duty-grade ammunition, and specialty formulations such as frangible, bonded, and barrier-penetrating rounds. Issuing bodies range from individual municipal police departments to statewide agencies, with school districts, county law enforcement, and special-purpose divisions including fraud control units and SWAT teams all procuring regularly. The Texas Office of the Attorney General, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Collin County Law Enforcement, the City of Fort Worth, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the City of Austin appear as repeat recent buyers, indicating sustained demand across larger jurisdictions and multi-user platforms.

Activity concentrates in Texas, followed by New York, Maine, Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Illinois, and North Carolina. Recent representative opportunities include the Collin County Law Enforcement live ammunition and less-lethal equipment solicitation (IFB 2026-183, due June 25, 2026, estimated annual value $84,250 across 40mm launchers and ammunition from Federal, Hornady, Winchester, and other manufacturers); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement for Glock pistols, Holosun sights, and ammunition (IFB HHS0017580, due July 15, 2026, historical annual spend $25,000); the City of Fort Worth small arms ammunition RFQ (RFQt 2026-06-12, due June 12, 2026, for crime lab use); Rockland County, New York's multistate cooperative ammunition contract (RFB RFBRC2026035, due April 23, 2026, covering live, less-lethal, and gas rounds across New York political subdivisions); and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey two-year requirements contract for Remington ammunition across five warehouse locations (Bid #6000003336, due May 29, 2026). Pricing typically reflects percentage discounts off manufacturer MSRP, firm fixed pricing for initial terms with annual adjustment windows, and FOB destination delivery with freight included. Most contracts run one year with optional renewals; cooperative purchasing platforms serving multiple jurisdictions are common, particularly in Texas and New York. No set-asides dominate the code; HUB and M/WBE participation is encouraged but not exclusively required across most recent postings.