NIGP 96165: Scanning and Testing for Electrical Hot-Spots, etc.

NIGP 96165 Scanning and Testing for Electrical Hot-Spots, Etc., an Item code, encompasses diagnostic testing, repair, reconditioning, and design services for electrical infrastructure—transformers, distribution systems, switchgear, generators, and facility-wide electrical system upgrades—that state and local governments procure to maintain and modernize critical facility operations. Recent solicitations show purchasing departments, school districts, water and wastewater authorities, and convention centers issuing RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for transformer repair services, electrical system master planning and design, facility electrical upgrades, and specialized training in electrical and safety operations. The scope reflects both preventive maintenance (diagnostic testing, transformer reconditioning) and capital improvement work (switchgear replacement, generator installation, complete electrical system upgrades to meet current standards and EPA compliance). Issuing bodies span municipalities, independent school districts, county authorities, and special-purpose districts—all seeking contractors with relevant licensure (Professional Engineering credentials, Florida Electrical Contractor or General Contractor licenses), hands-on experience, and ANSI/IEEE or NETA compliance capability.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Texas) posted an RFP for catalog discount electrical supplies estimated at $4,854,470 across two years with a response date of May 28, 2026. The Railroad Commission of Texas issued an IFB for Electrical Training and Inline Inspection Safety Training with an April 22, 2026 response deadline. Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Texas) solicited Maintenance Electrical Services (#MECS0526) with a May 4, 2026 deadline. The City of Lawrenceville, Georgia issued a competitive sealed proposal for Transformer Repair and Reconditioning Service on an annual contract with four optional renewal periods, response due May 21, 2026. Orange County, Florida released an IFB for Eastern Water Reclamation Facility electrical and mechanical upgrades (replacement of generators, switchgear, and control systems) with an April 30, 2026 submission deadline. The City of Cooper City, Florida sought engineering design services for water and wastewater treatment plant electrical improvements through RFQ2026-1 with an estimated base fee of $3,700,000 and a response date of March 16, 2026. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority in Atlanta issued an RFP for electrical systems replacement master planning with a response deadline of April 22, 2026 and a total project budget of $12 million.