NIGP 22088: Weather Station

NIGP 22088 Weather Station, an Item code, covers lightning and hazardous weather detection equipment, real-time severe weather monitoring systems, and integrated mass notification and alerting infrastructure that state and local governments install and maintain across campuses, airports, county facilities, and municipal infrastructure. Recent solicitations show purchasers acquiring fully integrated detection platforms with tiered alert capabilities, automated notification systems spanning SMS, email, web dashboards and outdoor loudspeaker infrastructure, preventative maintenance programs, software licensing, and field commissioning labor. State agencies, county facilities management offices, municipal airports, and public university systems are the primary issuing bodies soliciting under this code, with repeat activity from Texas A&M University System, Hillsborough County, and city procurement offices in Florida.

The code sees active procurement in Texas and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Texas A&M University System Office of Procurement & Business Services issuing RFP RELL-27-270 for a Hazardous Weather Notification System across the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus and proving grounds, with proposals due November 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time and a mandatory pre-proposal meeting and site visit on October 27, 2026; the scope encompasses lightning and cloud-to-cloud detection, automated mass notification via SMS, email, web dashboards and outdoor loudspeakers, and installation labor with a five-year initial term and one five-year extension option, requiring VetHUB subcontracting participation at 2% of contract value for awards of $100,000 or more. Hillsborough County issued a sole-source procurement notice (SS2600405) for Earth Networks hardware, software, licensing, installation, and maintenance of its lightning detection and severe weather monitoring system at an estimated value of $47,627.54 for a two-year term. The Houston Airport System requested proposals (INF20260222) for comprehensive weather intelligence and meteorological support services across three airport facilities with forecasting tools, real-time alerting, and direct meteorological consultation, due June 18, 2026.