UNSPSC 41114410: Weather stations

UNSPSC 41114410 Weather stations, a Commodity code, covers the purchase and maintenance of weather monitoring equipment by state and local governments, including remote automated weather stations (RAWS), lightning detection and severe weather monitoring systems, roadway weather information systems (RWIS), and associated sensors, data loggers, and calibration services. State and local buyers under this code span state departments of transportation, environmental and natural resources agencies, county governments, emergency management organizations, and specialized public authorities. Recent solicitations show procurement officers acquiring both standalone equipment and integrated systems with ongoing preventative maintenance, firmware updates, field verification, and technical support bundled into multi-year service contracts.

Activity appears across California, Texas, and Florida. The Texas Military Department issued IFB TMD26FMO0044558 (closed September 26, 2026) for lightning protection system installation at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas, requiring two to five years of commercial lightning protection systems installation experience and compliance with Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., National Fire Protection Association, and Lightning Protection Institute standards. Hillsborough County issued a sole-source procurement (SS2600405, closed September 11, 2026) for Earth Networks hardware, software, licensing, installation, and maintenance of lightning detection and severe weather monitoring systems, valued at $47,627.54 over two years. Caltrans released IFB 11A4371 (closed July 30, 2026) for RWIS and portable changeable message signs maintenance and support services in San Diego and Imperial Counties, with a three-year ceiling of $484,000 and mandatory disabled-veteran-business-enterprise participation. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued RFQ PCR-25-2156 (closed June 5, 2026) for remote automated weather station and soil moisture sensor equipment, with small-business and DVBE preference. Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale posted an RFI (BLD2131961F1, May 18, 2026) regarding a Thor Guard, Inc. TG-360 lightning prediction and detection system for parks and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.