UNSPSC 41114422: Rain gauge calibrator

Equipment that is used to determine the accuracy of rain gauge by supplying the water from the drop speed ranged from 20mm per hour to 30mm per hour by using the burette or rotary pump.

UNSPSC 41114422 Rain gauge calibrator is a Commodity code that in practice covers lightning detection, weather monitoring, and severe-weather alerting systems and components purchased by state and local government. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring lightning protection installation services, lightning detection hardware and software platforms, weather station sensors and monitoring equipment, and related field installation and maintenance. The Texas Military Department, Hillsborough County, the Texas Water Development Board, and Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale have all posted solicitations in this category within the past two months. Work ranges from turnkey lightning protection system installation at military facilities to sole-source renewals of existing weather-monitoring platforms, including hardware (Sferic Weather Stations, thermopile pyranometers, temperature sensors), software licensing, field commissioning, and ongoing preventative maintenance.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The Texas Military Department issued IFB TMD26-FMO-0044558 for lightning protection system installation at Camp Swift in Bastrop, requiring two to five years of commercial lightning protection experience and bids due September 26, 2026. Hillsborough County posted a sole-source procurement (SS2600405) for Earth Networks hardware, software, and maintenance of its lightning detection and severe weather monitoring system, valued at $47,627.54 for two years, with challenges due September 11, 2026. The Texas Water Development Board issued IFB ESBD_548214 for temperature sensors, pyranometers, and mounting equipment due August 25, 2026, with deliveries to Austin. Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale issued an RFI (BLD2131961F1) on May 6, 2026 to challenge a sole-source designation 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.