NIGP 05539: Immobilizer Devices, Vehicle

NIGP 05539 Immobilizer Devices, Vehicle is an Item code purchasing wheel-mounted or steering-immobilization devices ("boots") deployed by state and local law enforcement, traffic enforcement, and pretrial services agencies to prevent vehicle movement or pursuit. State and local governments are actively soliciting under this code for complete immobilization systems including devices, monitoring infrastructure, staff training, payment portals, and data management—not devices alone. Issuing bodies include county pretrial services departments, city traffic and parking enforcement agencies, and state law enforcement organizations. The City of New Haven, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking issued an RFP for vehicle immobilization services and devices on July 2, 2026 (proposals due June 30, 2026) seeking boot systems with back-end monitoring, staff training, scofflaw-list coordination, cybersecurity-compliant software, electronic fine payment and self-release capability, and integration into the city's accounts receivable infrastructure to support over 100,000 parking citations annually; the three-year contract includes optional two-year renewals and pricing structured as fixed monthly fees, per-boot application fees, device replacement fees, and online payment processing fees, with local preference provisions offering qualified New Haven vendors up to 6–15 percent bid preference depending on total contract value.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an IFB (40526R0017007) on July 8, 2026 (bids due July 22, 2026) for ten front-bumper-mounted Grappler Kit units—a vehicle-immobilization tool deploying nylon netting to entangle fleeing vehicles' rear tires—with mounting hardware, duty arresting nets, spare parts kits, and multi-instructor training. Harris County, Texas issued an RFP on April 3, 2026 (proposals due April 27, 2026) for ignition interlock devices and portable alcohol testing devices for pretrial services, requiring minimum ten fixed service centers statewide, bilingual technicians, 24/7 toll-free support, near-real-time data transmission with camera identification, monthly calibration, secure website access, and encrypted data transmission with five-year data retention. The Brevard County, Florida Purchasing Services issued an IFB for fleet and facility inventory management on April 6, 2026 (bids due February 25, 2026) and the School Board of Sarasota County issued an IFB for automotive parts on January 23, 2026 (bids due February 12, 2026), neither of which directly targets immobilizer devices but indicate active procurement cycles within state and local vehicle-fleet and traffic-enforcement ecosystems where immobilizer systems are integrated components.