NIGP 25728: Communications Equipment, Interoperable (CBRNE)

NIGP 25728 Communications Equipment, Interoperable (CBRNE), an Item code, encompasses self-contained breathing apparatus masks with integrated wireless communications systems, CBRNE detection and personal protective equipment, and related detection technologies that state and local emergency response, law enforcement, and transportation agencies procure for hazmat operations, emergency preparedness, and interagency communications. State agencies, counties, and regional transit authorities are the primary issuing bodies. Scope reflects a mix of specialized hardware—SCBA facepieces with bone-conduction Bluetooth radios compatible with Harris and Motorola portable units, rechargeable batteries, charging systems, and detection equipment—paired with installation, configuration, training, and repair services. Procurement vehicles range from individual county IFBs to statewide indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts that extend to hundreds of cooperative purchasing participants. Set-aside preferences for Small Business Enterprise and Disabled Veterans-Owned Business firms appear in statewide procurements.

Recent activity concentrates in Ohio and New Jersey. The State of Ohio posted two nearly identical SCBA CBRN mask solicitations in March and April 2026 (Event #6902, due March 17, 2026; Solicitation #6973, due April 22, 2026), each calling for eight facepieces with wireless communications and related batteries and charging systems. Cuyahoga County, Ohio issued the same specification in April 2026 (IFB #6973, due April 22, 2026). The State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property posted a statewide law enforcement technology contract (Bid Solicitation #26DPP01263, T3163) due June 24, 2026 that includes CBRNE detection and personal protective equipment systems alongside laser/radar speed detection, body cameras, drones, and bio-terrorism detection equipment as separate pricing lines with hardware and service components; this contract extends to over 2,800 cooperative purchasing participants through NJSTART and includes SBE and DVOB set-asides. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority on behalf of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization posted a general marketing communication consultant services RFP (P-26-001-TPO, due March 27, 2026), which falls outside the core CBRNE equipment scope but illustrates broader communications procurement under the code.