NIGP 25776: Sensors, Infrared (IR)

NIGP 25776 Sensors, Infrared (IR), an Item code, encompasses security screening and detection equipment that state and local governments deploy to identify concealed contraband, hazardous materials, and safety threats. Recent solicitations show municipal and county agencies procuring full-body scanners for detention facilities, atmospheric gas sensors for water treatment infrastructure, and pressure and temperature instrumentation for utility operations. Collin County in Texas is soliciting a complete turnkey full-body scanner system for its Adult Detention Facility admissions area under RFP 2026-155, requiring real-time imaging with 1.5 mm pixel resolution, detection of metallic and non-metallic contraband, and integration with the county's records management system; the estimated first-year cost is $242,000 for hardware, implementation, and subscription fees. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department posted two sealed-offer contracts: IFB 26-0398 for pressure and temperature transmitters, gauges, and instrumentation across a five-year term, and IFB-27-0435 for atmospheric monitoring instruments to detect hydrogen sulfide, methane, oxygen depletion, chlorine, ammonia, ozone, chlorine dioxide, and carbon monoxide at lift stations, headworks, and confined spaces. Issuing bodies include county corrections departments, municipal water and wastewater utilities, school districts, and municipal procurement offices, with Collin County and the City of Phoenix appearing as active recent buyers.

Solicitation activity concentrates in Texas and Arizona, with recent awards in Georgia. The Collin County detention facility acquisition required mandatory pre-submission conferences in August 2026, with proposals due September 17, 2026; the scope includes 600-person-per-hour processing capacity, four-hour maximum technical support response time, and compliance with FAA, FDA, UL/CSA, and FCC standards. The City of Phoenix IFB 26-0398, due August 18, 2026, calls for pressure and temperature instrumentation from approved manufacturers including ABB, Honeywell, Siemens, and Endress+Hauser, with the vendor required to stock parts locally and deliver within one business day. The City of Phoenix IFB-27-0435, due September 4, 2026, specifies atmospheric sensors from ATI, De Nora, Drager, or MSA with 48-hour parts availability and Saturday delivery capability, five-year contract terms, and DBE-N participation plans. Washington County Board of Education issued a sole-source notice of intent to award Ecovasive Triton Ultra Safety Sensors with a protest deadline of June 11, 2026. Successful vendors must carry commercial general liability of $2 million or greater, provide three verifiable professional references, and demonstrate three years of prior supply history to equivalent jurisdictions.