NIGP 03505: Aircraft Crash Locators and Accessories

NIGP 03505 Aircraft Crash Locators and Accessories, an Item code, encompasses specialized avionics, detection systems, and ancillary equipment installed on law enforcement and emergency-response aircraft to enable mission-critical operations including thermal imaging, night-vision capabilities, communications integration, and digital recording. State and local procurement under this code centers on aircraft completion and system upgrades for fixed-wing platforms, with issuing bodies including state law enforcement agencies and regional aviation programs. The work requires FAA repair-station certification and demonstrated expertise in integrating complex mission systems into airframes, reflecting a narrow specialist market where contractors must hold established aviation credentials and past-performance records in law enforcement aircraft completion.

The Texas Department of Public Safety issued RFP 405-26R0027111 in September 2026 for Cessna 208 Caravan completion upgrades, soliciting a single FAA repair station to install thermal imagers, mission-mapping systems, multi-band transceivers, night-vision goggles, auxiliary power units, and related avionics with responses due September 24, 2026. The contract required HUBZone subcontracting plan participation and emphasized past performance and financial capacity in scoring. Geographic activity remains concentrated in Texas based on recent posting; no broader state or regional activity appears in the current opportunities block, indicating that procurement under this code is episodic and tied to specific aircraft acquisition or modernization cycles within individual law enforcement and emergency-response agencies.