NIGP 96250: Leak Detection Services: Gas, Water, Chemical

NIGP 96250 Leak Detection Services: Gas, Water, Chemical is an Item code. State and local governments buy acoustic and non-destructive leak detection across municipal water distribution systems, irrigation networks, natural gas lines, domestic and chilled water piping, sanitary sewer systems, stormwater drainage, and swimming pools. Recent solicitations show municipalities contracting for annual detection coverage spanning hundreds of linear miles of infrastructure as well as on-demand emergency response and facility-specific diagnostic work using thermal imaging, ground penetrating radar, correlation technology, tracer gas methods, and pressure testing. Issuing bodies include municipal water utilities, school districts, county transportation authorities, and special-purpose districts. The City of Austin Water Utility Department and Pinellas County School District have posted multiple leak detection solicitations; the City of Phoenix Water Services, Orange County Transportation Authority, and Orlando Utilities Commission have also recently sought these services across their operational footprints.

Geographic activity clusters in Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California. The City of Austin Water Utility Department posted IFB 2200 BYS1060 on October 5, 2026, requesting bids for leak detection services covering an estimated 500 linear miles of water distribution system annually, with offers due November 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT and a non-mandatory pre-offer meeting October 13, 2026; the contract applies local and small business discounts of up to 5 percent for qualifying firms in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pinellas County School District posted ITB 26-CD-036 on September 1, 2026, requesting sealed electronic bids for on-demand leak detection across three service categories (domestic water, natural gas, and pool/water feature detection) with a mandatory pre-bid conference on September 16, 2026, bids due September 29, 2026, and an estimated annual contract value of approximately $75,000. The Orange County Transportation Authority solicited methane detection system service and maintenance under IFB 250322 with a four-year contract value of $260,000, a prevailing wage and DBE requirement, and a hybrid pre-bid conference held May 11, 2026.