NIGP 30560: Measuring Equipment: Chains, Maps, Optical Tapes, Tapes, Wheels, etc. (Including Photogrammetry and Laser Equipment)

NIGP 30560 Measuring Equipment: Chains, Maps, Optical Tapes, Tapes, Wheels, Etc. (Including Photogrammetry And Laser Equipment), an Item code, covers precision surveying instruments and data-capture systems that state and local governments procure for infrastructure assessment, transportation planning, waste management, and geospatial analysis. Recent solicitations show purchasing concentrated on high-precision laser scanning systems, GNSS positioning equipment, survey software and support services, and integrated drone-based LiDAR platforms for topographic mapping and pavement analysis.

State departments of transportation lead activity, joined by counties, municipalities, universities, and airport authorities. The Florida Department of Transportation has posted multiple single-source notices for laser profiling system upgrades and customer care renewals; the Illinois Department of Transportation solicited high-precision handheld 3D laser scanning systems twice (August and September 2026); the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) issued on-call engineering surveying services RFQs for Districts 8 and 10 with estimated values ranging from $2.0 million to $5.2 million; the County of Orange (California) has bid multiple equipment and services contracts including GNSS rovers and survey equipment supply; and the City of Orange Beach (Alabama) procured an integrated aerial LiDAR drone system. A university procurement (University of Texas at Austin) for Leica total stations and geodetic equipment and a city-level micro purchase for a 150-foot laser distance meter signal lower-value but recurring demand. Geographic spread spans California (Caltrans multi-district activity, Orange County repeat buyer), Florida (FDOT multiple notices), Illinois (IDOT), Alabama, Texas, Missouri (MoDOT), and Pennsylvania, with California showing the highest recent volume. Representative opportunities include the County of Orange's IFB for Passenger Survey Services for Tracking and Data (JWA airport passenger analytics via Wi-Fi-based surveying, response due April 3, 2026); the Illinois Department of Transportation's rebid for a high-precision handheld 3D laser scanning system with 0.025 mm accuracy (response due September 25, 2026, ITB); Caltrans' on-call land surveying RFQ for District 10 (estimated $2.0–3.3 million, SOQ due August 25, 2026); and the Florida Department of Transportation's sole-source procurement for Multi-Purpose Survey Vehicle laser profiling system rebuild at $265,695 (response window closed September 14, 2026).