NIGP 34092: Vise, Fire Extinguisher, Pneumatic Belt

NIGP 34092 Vise, Fire Extinguisher, Pneumatic Belt is an Item code under which state and local governments procure fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, testing, recharging, repair, and replacement services across public facilities and fleets. The code captures the operational work of servicing portable fire extinguishers—dry chemical, CO2, Halon, water-based, and wet chemical kitchen Class K units—to maintain compliance with NFPA 10 and applicable state fire codes. Recent solicitations frame this as a high-frequency, compliance-driven service spanning school districts, municipalities, counties, and special districts across multiple states. The work is closely linked to broader fire protection system maintenance contracts that bundle extinguisher services with sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, and hood suppression equipment, though standalone extinguisher-only contracts are also common. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices (City of Milpitas, City of Bradenton), county governments (Pinellas County, Hillsborough County Public Schools), independent school districts (Harlingen Consolidated ISD, Stephens County Board of Education), and consolidated municipal governments (Columbus Consolidated Government). Contractors must hold state fire marshal licenses or equivalent certification, maintain current registration with applicable departments of industrial relations, employ certified technicians, carry Commercial General Liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence, and meet response-time requirements ranging from four to 24 business hours depending on service urgency.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and California, with secondary activity in Texas and Georgia. The City of Milpitas issued an IFB due November 10, 2026, covering 485 portable fire extinguishers across 17 service locations over five years, with local-vendor preference within 10 percent of the lowest bid and California prevailing wage requirements. Pinellas County, Florida issued an ITQ (due May 21, 2026, now closed) for fire extinguisher and kitchen hood maintenance across 159 locations with an estimated 3,016 extinguishers, with SBE set-aside preference and a five-year estimated contract value of $262,000. The City of Bradenton released an IFB (#26-042JS, responses due October 21, 2026) for comprehensive fire systems testing and maintenance including approximately 750 annual fire extinguisher certifications across nine city locations, structured on hourly rates with materials capped at 30 percent markup. Hillsborough County Public Schools (RFP 26349-RFP-MST, proposals due October 5, 2026, now closed) separated inspection and repair vendors for CO2 systems and sprinkler systems across 235 schools, with small business enterprise utilization weighted at 10 percent of evaluation score. Harlingen Consolidated ISD in Texas included fire extinguisher supplies, services, and inspections as one of eight maintenance categories in a request for proposals due May 4, 2026.