NIGP 13561: Tile, Fine Gemstone (Solid or Mosaic) (incl. Borders)

NIGP 13561 Tile, Fine Gemstone (Solid or Mosaic) (Including Borders), Item tier, covers specialized decorative and functional tilework that state and local governments procure for building construction, renovation, and maintenance. Based on recent state and local solicitation activity, the code captures ceramic tile, stone tile, and specialty tile materials used in flooring, wall applications, and interior finish work across municipal buildings, courthouses, transit facilities, and other public infrastructure. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city procurement offices, county purchasing departments, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions. The City of Fort Worth represents an active buyer in this space, seeking tile and other flooring materials through non-exclusive, as-needed service agreements that cover installation, repair, and finishing work across municipal departments.

Recent activity shows geographic spread across Texas and broader cooperative purchasing networks. The City of Fort Worth issued RFP 260223 in June 2026 (due July 23, 2026) for flooring materials, installation, and services, with a 30% small-business participation goal and scope encompassing ceramic tile alongside carpet, hardwood, marble, stone, terrazzo, and vinyl products; the solicitation required minimum three years of commercial flooring experience, firm fixed-price quotations within five business days of request, and $1 million commercial general liability insurance. Sourcewell, the State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued RFP 061626 (due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment available to participating entities across Washington state and other jurisdictions, though this opportunity does not directly specify tile procurement. No other tile-specific opportunities appear in recent postings; the code sees sporadic rather than consistent solicitation volume among state and local buyers.