UNSPSC 25111932: Tell tales

UNSPSC 25111932 Tell tales (Commodity) covers lightning protection and detection systems, including hardware installation, software licensing, maintenance services, and related monitoring equipment that state and local governments procure to safeguard facilities and personnel from lightning strikes and severe weather events. Recent solicitations reveal that the code encompasses both capital installation work — lightning rod systems, protective conductors, and grounding infrastructure at fixed sites — and operational services including system monitoring, alerting, maintenance, and equipment upgrades. Issuing bodies include state military departments, county governments, and municipalities, with particular activity from Texas agencies (military and water development boards) and Florida counties managing airport and park infrastructure. The work typically involves compliance with Underwriters Laboratories and National Fire Protection Association standards, multi-year service and warranty obligations, and integration with existing weather monitoring and emergency-alert networks.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and asset types. The Texas Military Department issued IFB TMD26FMO0044558 in September 2026 for lightning protection system installation at Camp Swift, Bastrop, Texas, with a mandatory pre-bid site visit on September 16, 2026 and bids due September 26, 2026; the scope covered eight protective installations at range towers and seating areas, requiring two to five years of commercial experience and comprehensive liability insurance. Hillsborough County, Florida procured sole-source Earth Networks hardware, software, licensing, and maintenance for its lightning detection and severe weather monitoring system under SS2600405 with a challenge deadline of September 11, 2026 and an estimated two-year contract value of $47,627.54, encompassing Sferic Weather Stations, alerting services, and field commissioning. Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale issued RFI BLD2131961F1 in May 2026 to evaluate sole-source justification for a Thor Guard, Inc. TG-360 Lightning Prediction and Detection System upgrade at County Parks and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The Texas Water Development Board's August 2026 IFB 58025IFB5519 for temperature sensors and monitoring equipment, while technically under this code, reflects procurement of weather-instrumentation components rather than lightning-specific protection systems.