NIGP 22029: Imaging Systems, Infrared Thermal (Not X-Ray)

NIGP 22029 Imaging Systems, Infrared Thermal (Not X-Ray), an Item code, covers thermal imaging and infrared survey services that state and local governments procure for wildlife management, facility inspections, and security applications. The recent solicitation activity under this code shows state and local buyers engaging contractors to conduct aerial thermal surveys for wildlife assessment, participate in preferred contractor networks offering infrared thermography disciplines, and deploy thermal imaging capabilities for operational and safety needs. Issuing bodies span special-purpose districts, municipal utilities, county government, and school boards. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Illinois; Orlando Utilities Commission; School Board of Polk County, Florida; and Bowling Green Fire Department (Union County, Kentucky) represent the mix of jurisdictions soliciting under the code.

Thermal imaging procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast and Midwest. The most representative recent opportunity is the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Illinois, which issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) on April 1, 2026, with a response deadline of April 15, 2026, for aerial thermal surveys of white-tailed deer across four designated forest preserves totaling approximately 4,600 acres. The District requires contractors to deploy unmanned aircraft systems with thermal imaging capability, demonstrate FAA compliance, provide a full-time Project Manager with aerial thermal survey expertise, and deliver GIS shapefiles and thermal imagery documentation by April 30, 2026. The contract carries substantial insurance requirements, including $2,000,000 commercial general liability and professional liability coverage, with a 100 percent Performance Bond and Labor & Materials Payment Bond required prior to fieldwork. A second opportunity involves the Orlando Utilities Commission's Preferred Contractor Network Program, which opened registration on April 6, 2026, seeking contractors in the Infrared Thermography discipline (among 17 listed technical disciplines) to perform occasional work for OUC's residential and commercial customers, with a $250 per-discipline registration fee and no guaranteed work distribution.