NIGP 55082: Traffic Counters, Monitors, and Accessories

NIGP 55082 Traffic Counters, Monitors, and Accessories is an Item code encompassing the hardware, sensors, and infrastructure used by state and local governments to collect vehicle and bicycle volume data for traffic engineering, safety analysis, and operational planning. State and local agencies are procuring radar-based detection systems (including Wavetronix SmartSensor and GIANT Scout Plus counters), loop detectors and piezo axle sensors for in-pavement installation, pedestrian countdown signals, traffic signal control equipment, road tubing for counter installation, GPS-based time synchronization systems, and associated mounting infrastructure and cellular data services. The code sees activity from state departments of transportation (Texas, Kentucky, Utah, Illinois), county governments (Collier County Florida, Okaloosa County Florida, Pasco County Florida, Marion County Florida, Cameron County Texas, San Joaquin County California, Contra Costa County California), cities (Madison Wisconsin, Olathe Kansas, Brownsville Texas, Dallas Texas, Atlanta Georgia, Garland Texas, Temple Texas), and regional transit agencies (Orange County Transportation Authority California). Recent opportunities show repeat buyers in Texas DOT, California Caltrans (via Small Business Minor B contracts), Florida county commissions, and Midwest transit departments.

Representative recent activity includes Collier County Board of County Commissioners soliciting 22 vehicle count station bundles with five-year cellular data service and cloud hosting (ITB 268649, bids due August 3, 2026, FDOT grant-funded at $311,562), Kentucky Transportation Cabinet requesting road tubing for traffic counters in four highway districts (RFB 60526000005371, bids due May 7, 2026), Texas DOT Houston District procuring Scout Plus equipment and annual subscriptions (Bonfire 601330000045146, bids due May 6, 2026), City of Madison Traffic Engineering seeking 383 complete 12-inch traffic signal LED units WisDOT-certified (RFB 1503302026, bids due May 22, 2026), Illinois DOT seeking continuous count site maintenance across District One covering approximately 50 locations with detector loops, piezo sensors, and video counters (rebid IFB 26-494DOT-FINAD-B-51511, bids due April 8, 2026), and Utah DOT requesting LiDAR Vehicle Detection Station technology for freeway operations (RFP UDOT260255MP, proposals due May 13, 2026). Federal funding through FHWA and FDOT underwrites many procurements; Buy America and BABA compliance is standard. Geographic concentration centers on Texas, Florida, and California, with Midwest and Mountain West activity in Wisconsin, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky, and Utah. Activity is steady across urban signal modernization, replacement of aging detection infrastructure, and grant-funded technology upgrades tied to carbon reduction and traffic management initiatives.