UNSPSC 41114417: Meteorological buoy robot

A type of device that has the function to forward the result of meteorology and marine observation on the sea to the land via wireless communication in real time.

UNSPSC 41114417 Meteorological buoy robot is a Commodity code that describes weather monitoring and lightning detection hardware, though recent state and local opportunities show the code is being applied to lightning protection installation services, weather station equipment procurement, and lightning detection system maintenance rather than to autonomous buoy platforms. State and local buyers under this code include county governments, state military departments, and special-purpose water development boards. The work being solicited spans lightning protection system installation at military facilities, maintenance and upgrades of proprietary lightning detection networks, procurement of specialized meteorological sensors and related field equipment, and feasibility assessment of lightning prediction systems for airport and park infrastructure.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The Texas Military Department issued IFB TMD26-FMO-0044558 on September 12, 2026, for lightning protection system installation at Camp Swift in Bastrop covering eight sites (four range towers and four covered seating areas), with bids due September 26, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid site visit on September 16, 2026. The Texas Water Development Board posted IFB ESBD_548214 on August 11, 2026, for temperature sensors, pyranometers, mounting kits, and related instruments with a bids-due date of August 25, 2026. Hillsborough County issued a sole-source procurement notice on September 3, 2026, for Earth Networks hardware, software, licensing, and maintenance of its lightning detection and severe weather monitoring system over a two-year term at $47,627.54, with challenges due September 11, 2026. Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale issued an RFI on May 6, 2026, to determine 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, with responses due May 18, 2026.