NIGP 83023: Cisterns and Parts, Fire

NIGP 83023 Cisterns And Parts, Fire is an Item code covering fire-service water storage and refilling infrastructure that state and local governments procure for wildland firefighting operations, helitanker support, and emergency water supply. Recent solicitations show governments buying engineered open-top cistern systems (typically 3,000–10,000 gallons), portable collapsible water tanks with vinyl construction, refilling manifolds and remote controls, backflow prevention and dechlorination systems, and associated plumbing connections. Issuing bodies span county fire authorities, regional utility commissions, and state forestry services; San Bernardino County Service Area 70F, the Orlando Utilities Commission, and the Texas A&M Forest Service appear in recent postings. Work under the code includes both permanent installation projects with prevailing-wage and bonding requirements and procurement of portable equipment for rotational deployment.

Geographic activity centers on California, Texas, and Florida in the most recent postings. San Bernardino County issued an IFB on September 9, 2026 (rebid) for a Wildland Firefighting Helitanker Station at Glen Helen Regional Park, calling for a permanent 3,000–5,000-gallon open-top aerial refilling cistern system with solar backup power, dechlorination system treating 175–250 GPM, and NSF/ANSI Standard 61-certified interior coating; bidders must be California Class A contractors with three similar projects completed in the prior five years, and the 180-calendar-day contract term carries $1,800 per-day liquidated damages. Texas A&M Forest Service issued an IFB (26007) with a response date of April 29, 2026 for seven self-supporting portable water tanks—three 10,000-gallon and four 5,000-gallon units in 22-ounce vinyl with 2-inch NST/NH inlets—to support firefighting helicopter operations. The Orlando Utilities Commission opened a Preferred Contractor Network registration on September 7, 2026 that includes fire-line backflow assembly installation and testing as one discipline among seventeen technical specialties, though this program targets residential and commercial customer work rather than municipal procurement.