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

NIGP 90678 Security Systems; Intruder And Smoke Detection - Architectural is an Item code that covers state and local procurement of fire-alarm monitoring, security-alarm systems, weapons-detection installations, panic-alarm hardware, and related detection and response infrastructure for facilities ranging from schools to detention centers to municipal offices. State and local governments are buying turnkey deployments—including hardware, software, installation, configuration, training, and often multi-year monitoring or maintenance contracts—rather than individual components. Cities, counties, and school districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with detention facilities, public schools, parks departments, water utilities, and medical centers as repeat customer types. Recent solicitations span Texas (Collin County jail sprinkler and full-body scanner projects; Arlington Parks and Recreation alarm monitoring; Katy ISD wearable panic buttons), Florida (Orange County corrections facility security controls; San Mateo Medical Center CCTV and panic systems), Georgia (Gwinnett County on-call electrical and detention-facility upgrades; Cobb County detention security modernization), California (San Bernardino County weapons detection and visitor management at a regional medical center), and Connecticut (Bridgeport elementary school renovation with security components). The code is seeing steady recent activity across school safety, criminal-justice facilities, and municipal infrastructure hardening.

Representative opportunities include San Bernardino County's four-year lease solicitation (RFP, November 12, 2026 close) for an integrated weapons-detection and visitor-management system spanning hospital main entrances and family health centers with AI-powered threat detection and real-time visual indication; Collin County's full-body scanner for the Adult Detention Facility admissions area (RFP 2026-155, closed September 17, 2026) requiring turnkey installation, on-site training, and 4-hour-maximum technical support response; the City of Arlington Parks and Recreation annual requirements contract (RFP 270047, October 29, 2026 close) for 24/7 fire and security alarm monitoring across 60 systems with NFPA-72 compliance; and Katy Independent School District's wearable panic-button system across 82–83 campuses (RFQ 26-2601, May 21, 2026 close) with LoRaWAN infrastructure, 911 integration, and indoor/outdoor locating. Contracts typically include performance bonds, insurance (general liability $1–2 million, professional liability where applicable), prevailing wage where construction exceeds state thresholds, E-Verify compliance, and compliance with local building codes and NFPA standards.