NIGP 12089: Underwater Vehicles, Remote Operated (Rov)

NIGP 12089 Underwater Vehicles, Remote Operated (ROV) is an Item code that captures specialized submersible equipment and remote-operation systems for subsurface inspection, maintenance, and emergency response work. State and local governments procure ROVs primarily for infrastructure assessment, underwater construction support, environmental monitoring, and disaster response operations. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county transportation departments, municipal water and wastewater utilities, environmental agencies, and special-purpose districts managing critical infrastructure below waterline. Concrete recent solicitations are limited in the source material; the available records show Orange County, Florida issuing an IFB for emergency bridge replacement work (Y26-742, due July 7, 2026, estimated cost $6,202,246.05), which may include subsurface inspection components but does not explicitly reference ROV procurement.

Geographic activity under this code concentrates in states with significant waterway infrastructure, coastal jurisdictions, and municipalities managing aging bridge and utility systems requiring underwater assessment. The source provides insufficient recent opportunities to characterize state-level concentration or identify standout repeat buyers. No representative ROV-specific solicitations appear in the available state and local contract opportunity records as of October 2026; the bridge replacement opportunity from Orange County and the Sourcewell law enforcement equipment cooperative (RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026) do not directly target ROV procurement. Activity under this Item code remains sparse in the current tracking window.