UNSPSC 41113607: Heat stress monitors

UNSPSC 41113607 Heat stress monitors is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it are purchasing lightning detection, severe weather monitoring, and lightning protection systems rather than occupational heat stress measurement equipment. The actual work being solicited involves installation and maintenance of lightning protection infrastructure, lightning detection hardware and software, and integrated severe weather monitoring systems. Issuing bodies include state agencies (Texas Military Department, Texas Water Development Board), counties (Hillsborough County, Broward County), municipalities (City of Fort Lauderdale), and airport authorities. The work ranges from design-build lightning protection installation with full warranty obligations to sole-source technology maintenance contracts and competitive IFBs for specialized meteorological sensors and monitoring equipment.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Florida, and adjacent regions. The Texas Military Department issued IFB TMD26FMO0044558 for lightning protection system installation at Camp Swift near Bastrop, Texas, with a mandatory pre-bid site visit on September 16, 2026, and bids due September 26, 2026; the scope requires two to five years of commercial lightning protection experience and specific insurance thresholds. Hillsborough County awarded a sole-source two-year contract valued at $47,627.54 to Earth Networks, Inc., for lightning detection and severe weather monitoring hardware, software licensing, and field maintenance services under procurement notice SS2600405. The Texas Water Development Board solicited temperature sensors, pyranometers, and related instruments via IFB 58025IFB5519 with an August 25, 2026, response date and exact brand specifications under state single-source statute. Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale posted an RFI (BLD2131961F1) on May 6, 2026, as a Notice of Intent to Designate Sole Source for a Thor Guard, Inc., lightning prediction and detection system to integrate with existing County Parks and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport infrastructure.