NIGP 34028: Fire Extinguishers, Rechargers, and Parts

NIGP 34028 Fire Extinguishers, Rechargers, and Parts, Item code, represents a broad range of portable fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, recharging, and replacement services that state and local governments procure to maintain code compliance across facilities. State and local buyers under this code are actively soliciting comprehensive fire extinguisher services including annual inspections, hydrostatic testing, recharging, certification, repair, and replacement of portable extinguishers in various types and sizes (ABC, CO2, Class K, Halotron, Purple K) in compliance with NFPA 10 standards and state fire codes. Counties, cities, transit authorities, school districts, universities, and special-purpose districts are the primary issuing bodies. Counties including Orange, Pinellas, and Rockdale have posted multiple rounds of fire extinguisher maintenance solicitations; cities including Pittsburgh, Tallahassee, and Palo Alto have solicited inspection and maintenance services; the Texas Department of Public Safety has sought portable fire extinguisher services for a state facility; and independent school districts and higher-education institutions have issued RFPs for campus-wide fire extinguisher programs. The code also captures related fire suppression system services—including sprinkler system inspections, fire alarm testing, kitchen hood suppression system maintenance, and clean agent system certification—that bundle with portable extinguisher work in many jurisdictions.

Solicitations under this code are spread across Florida (Pinellas County ITQ for approximately 3,016 extinguishers; Orange County Transportation Authority RFQ for 1,339 units; City of Tallahassee IFB), Georgia (Rockdale County ITB, City of South Fulton RFP, Cobb County School District RFP, Bibb County School District RFP, Kennesaw State University eRFP), Massachusetts (Taunton State Hospital, Camp Edwards, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District, South Shore Regional Vocational Technical School), California (CPUC halon system RFQs, CAL FIRE engine outfitting, California Department of Veterans Affairs), Texas (Texas Department of Public Safety IFB for Irving Waiver Center), Colorado (Boulder County Housing Authority SOQ), South Carolina (Town of Hilton Head Island RFP), Wisconsin (Waukesha County bid), and other jurisdictions. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Public Safety IFB 26R0017907A (Irving Fire Extinguisher Maintenance Services, due July 30, 2026) covering annual inspections, recharging, hydrostatic testing, and replacement of ABC, CO2, and Halon fire extinguishers at the Irving Waiver Center under NFPA 10 standards with a five-year base term; the Orange County (California) Transportation Authority RFQ 250244 (Fire Extinguisher Maintenance Service, due May 20, 2026, with incumbent Majestics Fire Inc.) for inspection, servicing, recharging, and hydrostatic testing of 1,339 fire extinguishers across six locations with an estimated two-year contract value of $55,000; and Pinellas County (Florida) ITQ 26-0334-ITQ (Fire Extinguishers and Kitchen Hood Inspection Services, due May 21, 2026) covering approximately 3,016 extinguishers across 159 locations with an estimated five-year contract value of $262,000 (approximately $52,400 annually). Competition is open and ongoing across multiple states, with pricing structured typically as unit costs for service types and extinguisher categories, firm fixed-price terms with inflation adjustments in some contracts, and no guaranteed minimum volumes in most procurements.