NIGP 15512: Building (500 Sq.ft. and Under)

NIGP 15512 Building (500 Sq.ft. And Under), an Item code, covers the purchase, site preparation, and turnkey construction of small prefabricated and custom-built structures—including storage buildings, equipment shelters, fire stations under 500 square feet, metal canopies, and specialized containment buildings—that state and local governments procure for operational, maintenance, and public-safety facilities. Recent solicitations show county boards of commissioners, municipal governments, school districts, and special-purpose health authorities issuing RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs for steel frame storage buildings with roll-up door bays, open-air pre-engineered metal canopies for fleet maintenance, pole barns for wastewater treatment operations, portable first-aid stations, hazardous materials storage buildings with fire-rated separations, and band towers with integrated handrails and security gates. The White County Board of Commissioners in Georgia is soliciting a 35-foot by 100-foot by 16-foot steel frame storage building with metal siding, electrical service, insulation, plumbing, and restroom facilities via RFP (response due May 28, 2026), requiring contractors to handle full design, engineering, surveying, and permitting. Volusia County, Florida is procuring a 4,720-square-foot pre-engineered metal canopy for fleet vehicle maintenance via IFB (response due November 20, 2025, estimated construction cost $250,000).

The code draws activity from county governments and special-purpose districts across the Southeast, with concentration in Florida and Georgia. Recent opportunities span Volusia County, Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Clay County, and Okaloosa County in Florida; White County and DeKalb County in Georgia; and Habersham County School District in Georgia. The Habersham County Board of Education issued an RFQ for a 30-foot band tower with multi-tier landings and OSHA-compliant handrails (response due April 20, 2026), while Claratel Behavioral Health, a Georgia public corporation serving DeKalb County, issued an RFQ for Construction Manager at Risk services covering two new homes, green space, and site infrastructure within a $1,655,000 total budget (response due May 4, 2026). Pasco County is soliciting a custom-engineered 54-foot by 52-foot pole barn for wastewater treatment operations via IFB (response due April 7, 2026), and Okaloosa County is procuring a prefabricated hazardous materials storage building with fire-rated bays, explosion-proof systems, and integrated sump containment via IFB (response due February 18, 2026). Evaluation criteria typically weight company background, personnel qualifications, relevant experience, project approach, and pricing; performance and payment bonds, comprehensive general liability insurance ($1 million to $3 million per occurrence), and workers' compensation are standard requirements. No set-aside designations for minority or disadvantaged enterprises are specified across the recent opportunities shown.