NIGP 15578: Shelters, Insulated (for Remote Equipment)

NIGP 15578 Shelters, Insulated (For Remote Equipment) is an Item code that state and local governments use to procure modular shelter systems, portable structures, and related infrastructure components for emergency response, operational support, and specialized deployment scenarios. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying prefabricated shelter units with thermal insulation, modular interconnection capabilities, integrated environmental control systems, and rapid-deployment configurations designed for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) operations, emergency management, and transit infrastructure support. Issuing bodies across the code include counties (Hillsborough County, Florida), municipalities (City of DeBary, Florida), independent school districts (Klein Independent School District, Texas), and regional transit authorities (Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Florida). School districts use the code to procure instructional resources and specialized equipment across career technical education programs, while emergency management and transit agencies procure operational shelter systems for rescue caches and public transit stops.

Geographic activity in this code concentrates in Florida and Texas. Hillsborough County, Florida issued a sole-source procurement in February 2026 for ASAP shelter tents—two 18-by-16-foot and two 24-by-16-foot modular rapid-deployment shelters equipped with thermal insulation liners, LED lighting, and specialized interconnection systems for USAR operations, at an estimated cost of $80,670.12. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority issued RFP P-24-025 in February 2026 for transit stop operational maintenance services covering multiple counties in Northeast Florida, including shelter assembly, installation, and repair across various transit locations, with a 30 percent DBE participation goal and a five-year initial contract term plus optional five-year renewal. Klein ISD in Harris County, Texas issued RFP 26-101 in April 2026, with a June 5, 2026 proposal deadline, seeking career technical education instructional resources and equipment across 17 CTE program areas; the district encourages HUB, MWBE, and SBE vendor participation as both primes and subcontractors and structured the award to begin September 1, 2026 with four optional one-year renewals.