NIGP 05551: Lights and Lens: Directional and Turn Signal

NIGP 05551 Lights and Lens: Directional and Turn Signal is an Item code under which state and local governments procure traffic signal hardware, directional signage, and related lighting infrastructure for roadway intersections, including traffic signal poles, pedestrian signal heads, box-span support structures, detection systems, control cabinets, and LED backlit lettering. Recent solicitations from county departments of transportation, municipal engineering divisions, school districts, and airport authorities show demand for traffic signal installation and modernization work, signage fabrication and replacement, and advanced traffic management equipment integration across multiple jurisdictions.

County transportation departments and special-purpose districts dominate the issuing body mix, with Pasco County, Orange County, and Broward County in Florida appearing multiple times; cities and county ports also solicit under this code. Recent representative opportunities include Pasco County's Invitation for Bids for a four-pole, box-span traffic signal with pedestrian signals and intersection lighting at the Eiland Boulevard and Silverado Ranch Boulevard/Ryals Road intersection (bids due October 27, 2026); Orange County's two-phase traffic signal upgrade project valued at approximately $10.97 million with responses due October 22, 2026; and the Lee County Port Authority's Request for Bids for overpass signage replacement and modification at Southwest Florida International Airport, including demolition, fabrication, and installation of new backlit channel lettering with LED backlighting (bids due June 2, 2026). Carbon Reduction Program–funded citywide signal modernization projects in Texas (City of Brownsville, deploying advanced traffic detection and GPS-based synchronization at 33 intersections, bids due May 21, 2026) and Broward County's FEMA-compliant traffic sign removal and installation procurement (responses due August 17, 2026) show geographic spread across Florida, Texas, and other states. Activity clusters in Florida county systems and federally-funded infrastructure modernization initiatives nationwide.