NIGP 28782: Transmitters, Emergency Alarm Type (to incl. Equipment Operation Status Reporting)

NIGP 28782 Transmitters, Emergency Alarm Type (Item) covers 24/7 alarm monitoring services, fire and burglary signal detection and retransmission, and central-station alarm management across municipal, county, and special-district properties. State and local governments procuring under this code seek UL 827–certified monitoring operators capable of managing diverse alarm equipment from manufacturers including Silent Knight, Simplex, Notifier, Bosch, Kidde, and Fire Lite, with emphasis on false-alarm reduction, rapid signal relay to communications centers, and integration with existing institutional infrastructure. Counties and cities issue most solicitations; recent opportunities show activity from Sacramento County (continuous 24/7/365 monitoring across 228 facilities), Broward County (fire-alarm and security-system maintenance services), and the City of Dallas (five-year ID/IQ alarm services agreement covering monitoring, installation, maintenance, and repairs). Issuing bodies typically award one-year initial terms with options to extend for multiple additional one-year periods, and reserve the right to award multiple contracts when service capacity and vendor specialization justify it.

Recent state and local solicitations cluster in California, Florida, and Texas. Sacramento County issued RFB 2026-RFB-0012 on July 16, 2026, with responses due March 24, 2026, seeking monthly pricing per monitored location organized by alarm type and requiring three years of commercial alarm-monitoring experience and three public-agency references. Broward County posted an RFI on June 23, 2026, testing market availability for alternatives to Johnson Controls' proprietary C.Cure 9000 and Integrated Fire Controls systems. The City of Dallas issued a solicitation on June 18, 2026, for a five-year ID/IQ framework agreement. No minimum purchase guarantees, set-aside designations, or estimated values appear in the posted documents. Pricing structures emphasize monthly or per-location billing with separate line items for optional value-added services such as video and audio verification, API integration, and training.