NIGP 98138: Fire Protection Systems and Supplies Rental or Lease

NIGP 98138 Fire Protection Systems And Supplies Rental Or Lease, Item, encompasses inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair services for fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, and related fire protection infrastructure across school districts, county facilities, municipal properties, and special-purpose housing authorities. State and local governments buy ongoing compliance inspections and deficiency certifications; preventive maintenance and parts replacement; emergency repair and 24-hour response services; system upgrades and equipment replacement; and monitoring and integration services to maintain code compliance with NFPA standards and local fire codes. Recent solicitations show districts and counties using this code for annual inspection contracts with multiple renewal options, county-wide multi-facility service agreements, and specialized system upgrades. Issuing bodies span school districts (Bibb County Schools in Georgia, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona), county governments (Collin County Texas, Boulder County Housing Authority in Colorado, Hillsborough County Florida), and municipal agencies (City of Bridgeport Connecticut, Broward County Florida). Repeat themes include separation-of-duty requirements where inspection and repair vendors must remain distinct; mandatory NICET or equivalent technician certification; compliance with NFPA standards (NFPA 10, 17A, 20, 25, 72, 96); commercial general liability insurance typically in the $250,000 to $2 million per-occurrence range; and emphasis on 24-hour emergency response capability with defined response-time commitments.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest. Collin County Texas posted IFB 2026-298 for fire alarm and sprinkler inspections, testing, and maintenance across 25 facilities with an estimated annual contract value of $152,000 and bids due November 12, 2026; Bibb County Schools Georgia issued RFP 26-042 for annual fire alarm inspection across 49 schools with proposals due June 1, 2026 and a four-year award structure (one-year initial plus three optional one-year renewals); Hillsborough County Public Schools Florida posted RFP 26349-RFP-MST for fire protection system services across 235 schools with proposals due October 5, 2026 and small-business-enterprise utilization weighted at 10 percent of evaluation points; and Boulder County Housing Authority Colorado solicited comprehensive fire protection services across 23 residential and commercial properties through a short-list RFP posted May 18, 2026, with proposals due June 8, 2026 on a task-order, not-to-exceed basis. Equipment procurement appears under this code as well: Hillsborough County Florida issued a notice of intent to sole-source award two Air and Light Trucks to Ten-8 Fire & Safety LLC at $1.878 million for SCBA filling, scene lighting, and emergency power, and Broward County Florida solicited bids for one structural fire engine under ITB TRN2132656B1 with bids due September 14, 2026, receiving two submissions.