NIGP 82042: Controllers, Steam Boiler Automatic Conductivity

NIGP 82042 Controllers, Steam Boiler Automatic Conductivity is an Item code purchasing automatic control systems for boiler operations across school districts, county facilities, and municipal housing stock. State and local governments procure this equipment as a component within larger boiler replacement and preventive maintenance projects—specifically, automated conductivity controllers that manage water quality, sequencing, and safety functions in hydronic heating and steam condensate systems. Recent solicitations show the code is being exercised in combination with boiler installation scopes that specify DDC (direct digital control) interfaces, BACnet MSTP connectivity, capacitive touchscreen displays, and integral system sensors for cascade sequencing and modulating burner control; the controller functionality is embedded within new boiler packages or specified as a retrofit component to existing systems. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts, county facilities management operations, and municipal utilities managing public housing and judicial buildings, with Pinellas County School District, Liberty County School System, and Escambia County among recent active buyers across Florida and Georgia. Smaller recurring solicitation activity appears from Santa Clara County covering as-needed boiler system repairs countywide.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in Florida and Georgia, with recent secondary activity in California, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include Pinellas County School District's boiler replacement at Palm Harbor University High School (IFB 26CD035, bids due September 23, 2026) specifying two 2,000 MBH Riello AR 2000 condensing boilers with BACnet MSTP controls, capacitive touchscreen WiFi/Ethernet interfaces, and DDC cascade sequencing at approximately $250,000 contract value; Escambia County's equipment-only boiler purchase (ITB PD 25-26.114, bids due September 17, 2026) for three AERCO Benchmark 3000 boilers with factory-installed BACnet MS/TP gateway and sequencing technology; and Liberty County School System's boiler replacement at Lewis Frasier Middle School (RFP 2027-02, bids due October 9, 2026) calling for two Lochinvar VSP 100-120 condensing boilers with new hydronic piping and controls across occupied-school operations. Santa Clara County is managing recurring as-needed steam and condensate systems repair work (ITB-PRC-FY26-0660, estimated value $5.4 million) requiring C-4 contractor licensing and prevailing-wage compliance.