NIGP 96181: Submarine Services (incl. Unmanned Type)

NIGP 96181 Submarine Services (Incl. Unmanned Type), Item code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently posted under this code designation. The single recent opportunity indexed to this NIGP code is a municipal irrigation system upgrade — specifically, the City of DeBary, Florida's conversion of Rob Sullivan Park's irrigation infrastructure from a baseline system to a Hunter-brand system, including controller, master valve, and flow meter installation. This represents a straightforward public-works construction project, not submarine or unmanned marine services. The work is being solicited through a competitive bid process (IFB) by a municipal parks and public works operation, with an estimated project cost of $90,000 and a 45-calendar-day completion window from Notice to Proceed.

The City of DeBary's solicitation (Bid 03-15) closed April 10, 2015, with a mandatory pre-bid conference held March 25, 2015. The project involves converting existing infrastructure, accommodating ongoing park programming such as youth baseball, and integrating with an underground 36-inch main line under pressure. Contractors must provide all materials, labor, equipment, and incidental costs; obtain permits and comply with FDOT standards; carry $1,000,000 commercial general liability coverage; and complete system activation and operational testing. Liquidated damages are $884 per calendar day beyond contract completion. No specific set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise preferences were noted in the solicitation. The misalignment between the NIGP code definition (submarine services) and the actual procurement activity (municipal irrigation infrastructure) suggests either a data-entry error in code assignment or a significant drift between the taxonomy and current state and local buying patterns under this designation.