NIGP 89080: Water Leak Detection System (Including Chemicals, Dyes and Supplies)

NIGP 89080 Water Leak Detection System (Including Chemicals, Dyes and Supplies), an Item code, covers the procurement of leak detection products, chemicals, dyes, and associated detection equipment and services that state and local governments deploy across water treatment plants, utility systems, municipal water mains, institutional facilities, and multi-unit residential buildings. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions purchasing standalone leak detection system installations with automatic shutoff capabilities (FloLogic hardware deployed across 120 units at Home Forward in Gresham, Oregon), specialized leak detection services on an as-needed basis across school district facilities (Pinellas County Schools' three-category scope including smoke testing, acoustic detection, thermal imaging, and ground-penetrating radar), replacement drive shafts for water softener equipment (City of Holly Hill, Florida), individual chemical components such as dye tablets in bulk (City of Tampa requesting 192 bottles of yellow/green and 160 bottles of red dye tablets), and branded tracer dyes sold in 5-pound jars (Texas state agency procurement for TADCO Tracer Water Leak Detection Dyes). Issuing bodies include municipalities (City of Holly Hill, City of Tampa, City of Philadelphia, City of LaGrange), counties (Collin County, Texas; Pinellas County, Florida), school districts (Pinellas County Schools), utility commissions (Orlando Utilities Commission), housing authorities (Home Forward), and state agencies (State of Texas). The Orlando Utilities Commission operates a Preferred Contractor Network encompassing 17 technical disciplines, including Advanced Water Leak Detection, across residential and commercial customers in Orange County and Orlando City, Florida.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Holly Hill, Tampa, Pinellas County, Orlando), Texas (Collin County, State of Texas), and Oregon (Home Forward / Gresham), with secondary representation in Georgia (LaGrange) and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). Representative recent opportunities include Pinellas County Schools' ITB #26-CD-036 for leak detection services across District-owned facilities with bids due September 29, 2026 and an estimated annual value of approximately $75,000; Home Forward's sole-source procurement for a FloLogic leak detection and automatic shutoff system totaling $286,112 with a protest deadline of September 10, 2026; Collin County's IFB 2026-389 for construction to replace sprinkler heads in the County Jail (opinion of probable cost $150,000) with bids due November 19, 2026 and mandatory pre-bid meetings October 26 and October 29; City of Tampa's RFQ for dye tablets with quotes due July 15, 2026; and the State of Texas procurement for TADCO Tracer Water Leak Detection Dyes in 5-pound jars with proposals due August 6, 2026. The Orlando Utilities Commission Preferred Contractor Network registration application, posted September 7, 2026, seeks Advanced Water Leak Detection contractors; registration requires a $250 per discipline fee with no guaranteed work distribution.