NIGP 15550: Office Buildings, Modular and Portable

NIGP 15550 Office Buildings, Modular and Portable, an Item code, encompasses the procurement of prefabricated, relocatable office and administrative structures—including modular buildings, portable trailers, and transportable connex units—that state and local governments deploy for temporary or semi-permanent operational facilities. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions purchasing complete turnkey installations with delivery, site preparation, utility connections, interior finishes, and installation services; the scope typically includes HVAC, electrical, plumbing, restrooms, break rooms, and office partitioning configured to serve maintenance facilities, police departments, school administrative functions, fire stations, and wastewater treatment operations. Issuing bodies span school districts (Gibraltar School District, Wicomico County, Pearl Public School District), state transportation and juvenile justice departments (Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Juvenile Justice Department), cities and towns (DeBary, Tampa, Flowery Branch, Rincon, Sandersville, City of Florida), counties (Gwinnett County, Sarasota County), and cooperative purchasing consortia (H-GAC, Harris County Department of Education through Choice Partners). The procurement vehicle mix includes sealed bids, RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and Competitive Sealed Proposals; notice types in the recent block span IFB, RFP, RFQ, ITB, and CSP formats, with response dates ranging from same-day emergency procurements to 90-day cycles.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southeast, with recent solicitations posted from Texas (TxDOT Fort Davis, Texas Juvenile Justice Department Gainesville, H-GAC Houston-Galveston), Georgia (City of Flowery Branch, White County, City of Sandersville, City of Rincon, Georgia state government), Florida (City of DeBary, City of Tampa, City of Florida Volusia County, Sarasota County), and additional posts from Michigan (Gibraltar School District), Wisconsin (City of Milwaukee), and Mississippi (Pearl Public School District). Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Transportation procuring a single portable office building for Fort Davis Maintenance Facility under IFB 601340000067102 with response due August 26, 2026 (emergency resolicitation); the City of Flowery Branch, Georgia requesting delivery and installation of a 24-by-60-foot modular office building for Public Works with bids due July 23, 2026; the Texas Juvenile Justice Department soliciting a 72-by-56-foot office building at its Gainesville facility (ITB due July 14, 2026) with detailed mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and site-work specifications; and Harris County Department of Education issuing a Job Order Contracting Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Competitive Sealed Proposal for modular buildings and related items with proposals due June 16, 2026 and a maximum annual aggregate contract price of $200 million across its cooperative purchasing program.