NIGP 12037: Fish Locators and Shockers

NIGP 12037 Fish Locators and Shockers, an Item code, covers electrofishing equipment that state and local governments procure for aquatic resource management, environmental monitoring, and marine patrol operations. State and local buyers are acquiring both boat-mounted electrofisher systems with high-output power delivery and real-time data logging for fish population assessment, and portable backpack electrofishing units for field surveys. The issuing bodies include state environmental and wildlife agencies (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), county governments (Chatham County, Georgia), and regional water quality planning divisions. Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Sourcewell also aggregate demand across participating entities to establish framework contracts for law enforcement and related equipment categories that may include electrofishing gear.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is the dominant recent buyer, with two active solicitations posted in late June 2026: an IFB for blanket-contract Boat Electrofisher Systems (solicitation 802-26-77543, sealed bids due June 18, 2026) specifying Smith-Root systems capable of 7,200 watts continuous output with voltage control to 1,200 volts DC, GPS integration, and real-time display for deployment to multiple Texas locations through August 31, 2028 with renewal options; and a competitive bid from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (solicitation 582-26-15742, due June 19, 2026) for two APEX Electrofisher Combo backpack units with lithium batteries and OSHA certification to support Houston-Galveston Area aquatic monitoring. Chatham County, Georgia solicited two Mercury outboard motors for marine patrol (solicitation 26-0038-4, due May 4, 2026), indicating spillover procurement for vessel propulsion in aquatic operations. Sourcewell's RFP 061626 (due June 16, 2026) sought law enforcement equipment solutions available to thousands of public entities across multiple states and Canada, with potential inclusion of electrofishing or related equipment categories. Activity concentrates in Texas and the Pacific Northwest, with secondary presence in Georgia.