UNSPSC 41114419: Low level wind shear alert system

A type of device that warns in real time if the meteorological data detected by the turbulence arising from the layer near to the earth surface --planetary boundary layer-- exceeds the range of set value.

UNSPSC 41114419 Low level wind shear alert system (Commodity) encompasses lightning detection, prediction, and protection systems that state and local governments are procuring for facility safety, weather monitoring, and airport operations. Recent solicitations reveal a market focused on lightning protection installation, detection hardware and software, and severe weather alerting infrastructure rather than wind shear detection alone. The code draws bids from state military departments, county purchasing offices, airport authorities, and water resource agencies, with issuing bodies split between competitive IFBs for installation and equipment, and sole-source or RFI processes for proprietary systems already in place.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The Texas Military Department issued IFB TMD26FMO0044558 for lightning protection system installation at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas, with bids due September 26, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid site visit on September 16, 2026; the scope covers installation at eight sites including range towers and seating areas, with contractors required to demonstrate two to five years of commercial lightning protection experience and carry insurance including $1 million professional liability. Hillsborough County, Florida executed a sole-source procurement (SS2600405) with Earth Networks, Inc. for hardware, software, and maintenance of a lightning detection and severe weather monitoring system including Sferic Weather Stations and Dangerous Thunderstorm Alert technology, valued at $47,627.54 over two years, with challenges due September 11, 2026. The Texas Water Development Board's August 2026 IFB (58025IFB5519) for temperature sensors and related instrumentation reflects specification-driven procurement under single-source statutory authority. Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale posted an RFI (BLD2131961F1) in May 2026 to test sole-source justification for a Thor Guard, Inc. TG-360 Lightning Prediction and Detection System at County Parks and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.