NIGP 81590: Water Gauges, Columns, etc.

NIGP 81590 Water Gauges, Columns, Etc., an Item code, encompasses meters and flow measurement equipment that state and local water utilities procure to monitor consumption, track reclaimed water usage, and ensure accurate billing across potable and non-potable service lines. Recent solicitations show purchasing activity concentrated in water measurement hardware—residential and commercial water meters, ultrasonic flow meters for reclamation facilities, and particle counters for filter plant operations—as well as ancillary equipment such as backflow preventers for fire hydrants. Issuing bodies include municipal water departments, county public utilities divisions, and municipal water reclamation authorities; Collier County Public Utilities, the City of St. Petersburg, Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources, and the City of Dallas have all posted solicitations in the past four months. Purchase structures vary from sole-source meter procurements to competitive sealed bids for multi-unit equipment installations to three-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity agreements for component supplies.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia. The Collier County Public Utilities Department posted a single-source Notice of Intent on June 12, 2026, for Master Meter Octave Series Water Meters intended to measure reclaimed water usage on non-potable service connections, with contract term October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029. The City of St. Petersburg released a quote request (QUOTE26188) on April 16, 2026, for five Panametrics AT600 Ultrasonic FlowMeters at the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility with a response deadline of April 3, 2026, and estimated procurement value in the range of $35,772 to $40,000. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited competitive sealed bids (PE77023NONST2026000000527) on March 13, 2026, for replacement of 13 particle counters at Lanier Filter Plant and 6 at Shoal Creek Filter Plant, with bids due May 8, 2026, and a mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled April 16, 2026. The City of Dallas issued a competitive bid request (BC2600029678) on February 19, 2026, to establish a three-year ID/IQ agreement for fire hydrant backflow preventers meeting AWWA Standard C511, with bids due March 27, 2026, and reference to Zurn Model 950XL3 and Model 350AST specifications.