NIGP 96848: Inspection Services, Electrical Instrumentation and Control

NIGP 96848 Inspection Services, Electrical Instrumentation And Control is an Item code that covers third-party inspection, testing, and commissioning of electrical equipment, instrumentation systems, and control infrastructure at municipal facilities—work state and local governments solicit to validate system performance, regulatory compliance, and readiness before operational handoff. Recent state and local solicitations show water utilities, wastewater authorities, school districts, and municipal departments buying switchgear preventative maintenance and overload testing; high-voltage substation inspections and testing; electrical system commissioning at treatment plants; and specialized inspections tied to capital projects and construction compliance. Issuing bodies span water authorities, school districts, municipal utilities, transit authorities, and county governments; Clayton County Water Authority (Georgia), City of Orlando, Kissimmee Utility Authority (Florida), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Keys Energy Services (Florida), the University of Texas at Austin, and City of Phoenix appear as repeat or high-stakes buyers. Work is being solicited across Florida, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, and California, with recent concentrations in Florida municipal utilities and Texas higher education.

Representative recent opportunities include Clayton County Water Authority's bid 2026-GS-14 for switchgear preventative maintenance and overload testing at water supply and treatment facilities throughout Clayton County, Georgia, due November 19, 2026 (RFQ with mandatory pre-proposal meetings); Kissimmee Utility Authority's RFP 26-044-SH for high-voltage electrical substation services (repairs, rebuilds, modifications, and maintenance on systems rated to 230KV) due August 4, 2026, with contract value anticipated to exceed $750,000 over three years; and the City of Orlando's RQS26-0340 for Construction Engineering and Inspection services at three water reclamation facility projects, responses due April 16, 2026, with senior project engineers required to hold Florida PE licensure and ten years' wastewater treatment plant construction experience. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26-CD-020 for high-voltage electrical services across its 235-campus district due September 11, 2026, with annual estimated hours and geographic split by maintenance area. The University of Texas at Austin has posted recurring demand: RFQ 27PSP001 for technical services providers to deliver code compliance inspections and testing across UT facilities, responses due September 28, 2026, with a $5 million IDIQ contract ceiling. Keys Energy Services (City of Key West municipal utility) has solicited electrical insulating oil testing and pole inspection services—two separate scopes reflecting asset management and condition-assessment work streams typical in this code.