NIGP 15548: Lifeguard and Umpire/Referee Stands

NIGP 15548 Lifeguard and Umpire/Referee Stands, an Item code, does not match the scope of recent state and local solicitations posted under or near this taxonomy. The two most recent opportunities in the source—a fire station construction project from the City of DeBary, Florida, and an aquatics instruction services contract from DeKalb County, Georgia—fall outside the equipment and structure categories that this Item code describes. The DeBary fire station procurement (IFB, sealed bid, due March 30, 2016, $1,750,000 engineer's estimate) sought a turnkey construction contract for a 7,962 gross square foot facility with apparatus bays, living quarters, and site infrastructure. The DeKalb County opportunity (RFP, due November 13, 2026) solicited aquatic exercise instruction and program management for senior adults at an existing facility, a service delivery contract rather than equipment procurement. Neither opportunity explicitly references lifeguard stands, umpire/referee stands, or related spectator-viewing structures that would fall within this Item code's scope.

No recent state and local procurement opportunities directly matching NIGP 15548 Lifeguard and Umpire/Referee Stands appear in the source record. Activity under this code may be intermittent or concentrated among specialized buyers such as parks and recreation departments, school districts with aquatic facilities, or municipal recreation authorities; however, the current data does not support characterization of issuing-body types, geographic concentration, or representative active solicitations. Business development professionals should monitor this code through cooperative purchasing vehicles and state-level recreation procurement channels, as intermittent activity does not preclude future opportunities from parks departments or school districts with capital facility or renovation projects.