NIGP 34516: Detectors and Parts, Dust, Gas, Voltage

NIGP 34516 Detectors and Parts, Dust, Gas, Voltage is an Item code covering gas detection, vapor analysis, and monitoring equipment and related services that state and local governments deploy for environmental compliance, worker safety, and facility operations. Recent solicitations show governments purchasing stand-alone toxic vapor analyzers, fixed atmospheric monitoring systems at water and wastewater facilities, gas extraction and refrigerant reclamation services, fire-suppression and gas-detection inspection services, and handheld chemical identification instruments. The issuing-body mix spans county waste and recycling departments (Orange County, California), city water and wastewater utilities (Phoenix, Tucson), municipal water districts (North Texas Municipal Water District), fire departments (Carmel, Indiana), and state resource agencies (Texas General Land Office). County of Orange, OC Waste & Recycling appears as a repeat buyer, with multiple recent IFBs for Thermo Fisher Scientific TVA 2020 Toxic Vapor Analyzer units and emission-monitoring instrument packages.

Geographic spread includes California (Orange County, City of Phoenix), Arizona (City of Tucson), Texas (North Texas Municipal Water District, Texas General Land Office), Georgia (Gwinnett County), and Indiana (City of Carmel). Representative recent opportunities include the County of Orange, OC Waste & Recycling IFB for one TVA 2020 Toxic Vapor Analyzer with Bluetooth and GPS features, delivery to Olinda Alpha Landfill, responses due November 6, 2026, offering 5–8 percent preference deductions for certified local small business or disabled veteran business enterprise bidders; the City of Phoenix Water Services Department IFB for atmospheric monitoring instruments (fixed) to detect hazardous gases at water and wastewater lift stations and confined spaces, responses due September 4, 2026, with a five-year contract term and DBE-N participation requirements; and the City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division RFP for EPA-certified refrigerant reclamation services extracting gases from approximately 50 units per week at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, responses due September 19, 2024, with potential for four one-year renewals. All three Orange County solicitations are structured as fully electronic procurements through the County's online bidding system and include cooperative purchasing rebates for subordinate governmental sales.