Do you sell police equipment and supplies? From K9 obstacle course training to IT software to body armor and gear, police departments along with county and state governments, are always buying for our men and women in blue.
The state of New York has over 250 local government procurement teams issuing solicitations directly on bidnet direct. These participating agencies include counties, cities, towns, and villages with security and police equipment needs each year. In the month of September 2021 alone, there were 53 solicitations that bidnet direct suppliers were able to bid on in New York for police related supplies, equipment, and services.
In New York state, most of the purchasing of police related equipment and supplies are run through county level procurement teams. Many cities and towns do have their own police departments and therefore also purchase gear, vehicles, equipment, and other police supplies as needed.
Recently closed police related solicitations in New York
New solicitations are published daily throughout the state of New York for police, security and even military supplies and equipment. Here are just a few of the most recently closed bids by participating agency members issuing solicitations on bidnet direct:
Police Scanners – Westchester County, NY
K-9 Training Supplies – Rockland County, NY
Police Vehicle Emergency Equipment – City of Albany, NY
Tips on how to get notified of matching police equipment bids
Ready to find current open bids? Setting up your categories and keywords to ensure that you are finding all related open opportunities is key to not missing a matching business opportunity. The main NIGP category code for Police, Prison and Security Access Equipment and Supplies is 680. This main category has many sub-category codes to select from to ensure that you are only getting relevant bid notifications. However, depending on the products or services you sell to police departments, you may also want to include other categories such as 98156, Police Equipment Supplies Rental or Lease or 93657, Police Equipment Maintenance and Repair. Using the easy keyword category search, you can find all matching categories by either your product name or a keyword such as “police” is simple to access once you are registered within your bidnet direct organization profile. Having the right categories, will ensure that you receive notification of matching solicitations.
You can also set up saved searches for other police equipment that you are thinking about selling to get an idea of the market. You can use the advanced search features to drill down by state, or even a specific county within a state, keyword, NIGP category codes and more. To set-up your saved searches for something such as “police scanners in New York”, utilize the filters and keyword search within the saved search section once logged in.
It is important to not only have access and search for open police bids, but also to be notified when they match your business offerings. With the Group, Statewide or Federal plan for bidnet direct’s New York region, the Empire State Purchasing Group, you can be notified of any matching solicitation that will be sent directly to your inbox.
If you are looking to sell police equipment to local police departments throughout New York, you will find these bid opportunities on bidnet direct. Do not miss any relevant business opportunities by setting up your profile to receive alerts of open bids and double check you have the correct categories and/or keywords set up for your business, in order to receive the correct bids.
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