NIGP 22087: Weather Instruments: Anemometers, Barographs, Barometers, Hygrometers, Lightning Strike Counters, Relative Humidity Meters, Thermographs, Radar Weather Display, etc.

NIGP 22087 Weather Instruments: Anemometers, Barographs, Barometers, Hygrometers, Lightning Strike Counters, Relative Humidity Meters, Thermographs, Radar Weather Display, Etc. (Item) encompasses lightning detection and protection systems, roadway weather monitoring equipment, calibration services for industrial hygiene weather meters, and remote automated weather stations deployed by state and local agencies for operational safety and environmental monitoring. Recent solicitations reveal state and local governments purchasing lightning protection system installation and maintenance (grounding and surge-suppression hardware at military facilities and airports), proprietary weather station networks for severe-weather alerting and detection, soil-moisture and temperature sensor arrays for fire prevention, and calibration and repair services to maintain accuracy of existing weather instruments across multiple jurisdictions. Issuing bodies include state departments (military, transportation, water resources, forestry, industrial relations), county governments (sheriff departments, airport authorities, county service boards), and municipal transit and housing authorities. The Texas Military Department, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Hillsborough County, and the County of Orange have posted multiple recent opportunities under or closely adjacent to this code, indicating sustained demand from repeat jurisdictions.

Activity concentrates in Texas and California, with secondary representation in Florida and scattered municipal procurement across other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Military Department's IFB for lightning protection system installation at Camp Swift in Bastrop (bids due September 26, 2026, mandatory pre-bid site visit September 16), Caltrans' IFB for roadway weather information system and portable changeable message signs maintenance in San Diego and Imperial Counties (bids due July 30, 2026, three-year contract ceiling $484,000, 3% disabled-veteran-business-enterprise participation required), CAL FIRE's RFQ for remote automated weather station and soil moisture sensor equipment (responses due June 5, 2026, small-business and DVBE preference applied), and the Houston Airport System's RFP for weather intelligence and meteorological support services across three airport facilities (proposals due June 18, 2026). Hillsborough County's sole-source procurement for Earth Networks lightning detection and severe weather monitoring hardware, software, and maintenance (estimated value $47,627.54 over two years, challenge deadline September 11, 2026) and the California Department of Industrial Relations' IFB for calibration of weather meters and industrial hygiene equipment (estimated contract value $275,000 over three years, bids due August 14, 2026, DVBE and small-business preferences available) demonstrate both proprietary-system lock-in patterns and competitive service procurement within the category.