NIGP 99287: Underground Leak Testing Services

NIGP 99287 Underground Leak Testing Services, an Item code, encompasses utility locating, emergency water infrastructure repair, and bulk asset inventory services that state and local water utilities procure to identify subsurface utilities, assess system integrity, and respond to urgent transmission main failures. Issuing bodies include county utilities departments, municipal water authorities, county commissioners, and purchasing cooperatives serving public water systems across multiple jurisdictions. The work spans routine utility locating with precision requirements, on-call emergency repair contracting for large transmission mains and valve systems, water master planning that incorporates system condition assessment, and manhole rehabilitation infrastructure procurement across sewer, water, and wastewater networks. Pasco County Board of County Commissioners and the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) are active recent buyers; the Purchasing Cooperative of America (PCA) aggregates demand on behalf of member municipalities.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Michigan, Texas, and California. Orange County, Florida issued an IFB (Y26754) for the Horizon West Trail—Phase 1A on August 13, 2026, a $5.657 million construction project incorporating approximately 400 linear feet of 12-inch water main replacement alongside trail and boardwalk work, with Service Disabled Veteran Business enterprise eligibility for bid preference of 3 to 8 percent. GLWA posted an on-call task order procurement (due June 18, 2026) for emergency and urgent water transmission main, valve, and structure repairs with a $22 million contract ceiling, requiring four-hour emergency response time and evaluation weighted toward technical ability (40%) and experience (47%). Pasco County Utilities issued an IFB (IFBFP26084, due June 30, 2026) for utility locating and bulk asset inventory services. The Purchasing Cooperative of America solicited manhole inlet, outlet, and related infrastructure items (RFP OD-437-26, due February 24, 2026) on behalf of member municipalities, with a maximum annual aggregate contract price per member of $100 million and explicit encouragement of small business, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprise participation.