NIGP 04091: Specialty Items for Shows and Entertainment (Perches, Hoods, Hoops, etc.)

NIGP Item 04091 Specialty Items For Shows And Entertainment (Perches, Hoods, Hoops, Etc.) covers production infrastructure, rigging systems, and branded event structures that state and local governments deploy for conventions, trade shows, festivals, and tourism activations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring audio-visual production rigging services, branded entrance archways, and related event infrastructure installation and management. The issuing bodies span convention authorities, tourism development councils, and county visitor bureaus — entities managing large-scale venues, festivals, and destination marketing. Scope of work includes truss structure deployment, production rigging for exhibit halls and ballrooms, audio-visual systems integration, equipment inventory management, and ancillary services such as installation, dismantling, delivery, and in-event technical support. Contracts typically run two to three years with optional renewal terms and may carry set-asides for small-business enterprises.

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) in Atlanta and Pinellas County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Florida represent the most active recent buyers. The GWCCA solicitation (PE92200RFP2027000000093, RFP, due September 30, 2026) sought comprehensive audio-visual and production rigging services across its campus facilities, requiring five years of comparable experience and a minimum 32 percent commission on net revenue to the Authority. Pinellas County's ITQ #26-0579-ITQ (due July 30, 2026) requested installation, dismantling, and removal services for a 27-foot by 17-foot branded truss structure deployed 12 to 20 times annually at regional festivals, with Pinellas County SBE preference applied. Monroe County Tourist Development Council issued RFP651 (due November 3, 2026) for international sales and representation services in Latin America, a distinct use case within the tourism activation space but outside core event production infrastructure. Activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia, with scope heavily weighted toward convention center, festival, and destination-marketing event support.