NIGP 72651: Global Positioning Systems, Satellite (Global Info. System)

NIGP 72651 Global Positioning Systems, Satellite (Global Info. System) is an Item code that encompasses GPS receivers, satellite transmitters, tracking devices, and associated software and data services that state and local governments procure for fleet management, field operations, public safety monitoring, and wildlife conservation applications. Recent solicitations show governments buying integrated GPS vehicle tracking platforms with real-time location, geofencing, and driver behavior analytics; standalone GPS receivers and radios for surveying and field data collection; satellite-based transmitters for wildlife telemetry; and GPS-enabled probation and home detention monitoring systems. The issuing bodies include city procurement offices (Tucson, Madison), counties (Santa Clara), state agencies (South Dakota Office of Procurement Management, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife), transit authorities (South Florida Regional Transportation Authority), and special-purpose districts (Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District). Cooperative purchasing vehicles appear frequently; the City of Tucson's GPS vehicle tracking RFP is issued through Axia Cooperative with an estimated annual national purchase volume of $30 million, and Sourcewell is establishing a law enforcement equipment contracting solution serving thousands of participating entities nationwide.

Recent activity clusters in Arizona, South Dakota, Florida, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include the City of Tucson's RFP 260201 for a comprehensive GPS vehicle tracking and management system covering approximately 1,005 municipal fleet vehicles with three-year term and two optional one-year renewals, due August 5, 2026, issued through Axia Cooperative; the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority's RFP 26-011 for dispatch network redesign encompassing GPS and Positive Train Control network assessment and redesign across six data centers and forty-nine wayside locations, due November 3, 2026; Tucson City Court's RFP 270113 for probation monitoring and GPS monitoring services for approximately 600 defendants, due October 28, 2026; the State of South Dakota Office of Procurement Management's IFB 26IFB19834 for full-line GPS equipment from manufacturers including Seco, Juniper, and Trimble, due September 1, 2026; and the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District's sealed-bid procurement for Trimble Access GNSS software and TDC6 data collectors with three-year support term, due June 15, 2026. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's sole-source award for Microwave Telemetry 22g GPS-PTT transmitters for sage-grouse translocation reflects specialized high-altitude wildlife tracking demand in that state.