NIGP 90678: Security Systems; Intruder and Smoke Detection - Architectural

NIGP 90678 Security Systems; Intruder and Smoke Detection—Architectural, an Item code, represents state and local government procurement for the design, installation, integration, and servicing of networked security infrastructure including access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, panic alert systems, and fire suppression monitoring across detention facilities, public buildings, schools, healthcare systems, and transit infrastructure. Recent solicitations span a mix of issuing bodies—county governments, city municipalities, school districts, special-purpose authorities, and state agencies—purchasing both capital upgrades and ongoing maintenance services under a variety of contract structures including design-build, construction manager at-risk, term service agreements, and master service agreements with work-order placement.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary solicitation volume in California. Representative recent opportunities include Cobb County, Georgia's construction manager at-risk procurement for detention security system upgrades and integration (RFP, proposals due August 13, 2026); the City of Dallas security and ushering services contract at a performing arts venue estimated at $225,000 annually (IFB, due August 4, 2026); San Mateo County's consultant support for audio/visual, CCTV, man-down, and panic alarm systems at a medical center (RFP, due July 3, 2026); Orange County, Florida's $7 million sealed bid for corrections facility security controls and secure door replacement (ITB, due July 21, 2026); and Hillsborough County Public Schools' invitation to bid for maintenance and repair of Nortel/Avaya telephone systems and Honeywell Vista Series security panels across 235 schools serving 225,000 students (ITB, due February 19, 2026). Scope varies from high-value infrastructure modernization and systems integration to recurring emergency-response maintenance contracts, with emerging emphasis on weapons detection systems (Wicomico County Public Schools, San Bernardino County medical center) and comprehensive life-safety integration across multi-facility jurisdictions.