NIGP 28504: Back-Up Systems, Battery Operated (Emergency)

NIGP 28504 Back-Up Systems, Battery Operated (Emergency) is an Item code describing battery-based backup power equipment and related services that state and local governments procure for critical infrastructure, emergency response, and facility resilience. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring standby battery systems, UPS equipment and replacement battery cartridges, battery load testing and maintenance services, backup generator installations with battery integration, and microgrid battery energy storage systems (BESS) for water and utility facilities. The issuing bodies span school districts, city utilities departments, county emergency management and facilities divisions, state workforce agencies, and transit authorities. Northside Independent School District in Texas solicited electrical equipment parts and services including backup systems through an IFB, while the State of Nevada Purchasing Division sought battery backup systems for the Department of Human Services through a competitive quote process. The City of Tallahassee's Electric Department is procuring comprehensive battery load testing services for substations and generating stations across multiple locations, and the Texas Workforce Commission is installing a 400-kilowatt backup generator with battery integration at a rehabilitation center facility.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, California, and Nevada. The City of Tallahassee issued an IFB for battery testing at two generating stations in Florida due June 16, 2026, with mandatory site visits required. The City of Dallas posted a three-year ID/IQ contract for emergency generator maintenance and repair services with a DRIVE participation goal of 10.10 percent, due May 15, 2026. Pinellas County, Florida, and Collier County, Florida, each issued separate procurements for UPS and battery maintenance and replacement services, with Pinellas County's ITQ due March 31, 2026, and Collier County's ITB due December 22, 2025. The Fontana Unified School District in California solicited UPS equipment and replacement battery cartridges under E-Rate funding through February 26, 2026. The City of Thousand Oaks posted a Design/Build RFP for a microgrid system including a 500-kilowatt-hour BESS at a pump station (CI5702), with proposals due January 8, 2026. Sourcewell, acting as a cooperative purchasing vehicle on behalf of participating Washington counties and other jurisdictions nationwide, issued an RFP for law enforcement equipment with a June 16, 2026, deadline.