NIGP 05546: Lights and Lens: Back-Up, Stop, Tail, and Parking

NIGP 05546 Lights and Lens: Back-Up, Stop, Tail, and Parking, an Item code, encompasses on-call supply contracts for LED and specialty lighting components—backup lamps, stop/tail/turn lights, LED headlamps, marker lights, clearance lights, and light bars—that state and local governments procure to maintain and outfit fleet vehicles, traffic signal systems, and emergency equipment. Recent solicitations show school districts, county fleet management departments, and municipalities buying these components as consumable supplies or as part of larger vehicle outfitting and collision repair contracts. The code sees activity across counties managing multi-hundred-vehicle fleets as well as smaller jurisdictions handling routine maintenance and disaster recovery.

County fleet management departments and school districts dominate recent solicitation volume, with San Bernardino County Fleet Management issuing multiple ITBs for automotive and truck lighting (ITB VHS126-CFMAI-6257 in January 2026 for LED clearance lights, backup lamps, and light bars from manufacturers including Grote, Cole Hersee, and Truck Lite; ITB VHS126-CFMAI-6305 in February 2026 for heavy truck parts including Trucklite lighting components); Rockwood School District in Missouri seeking bus and fleet vehicle parts in March 2026 including lighting replacement; and Sarasota County Schools procuring automotive repair parts including lighting components through Bid #26-0124 in January 2026. A notable disaster-recovery ITB from Collier County, Florida (ITB 268655 in April 2026) sought emergency stabilization and recovery services for traffic signals and roadway lighting following damage, with historical County spending of approximately $1.5 million on similar services. Parkway School District (Solicitation 275 in July 2026) is seeking LED lighting supplies on an as-needed basis with approximately $35,000 estimated spending over twelve months. Geographic activity clusters in California (San Bernardino County multiple solicitations), Florida (Collier County, Sarasota County Schools), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Georgia (Columbia County fleet vehicle upfitting RFP 2026014-RFP1414 in March 2026 requiring authorized Whelen distributor status for emergency lighting systems).