NIGP 15579: Shelters, Non-Insulated

NIGP 15579 Shelters, Non-Insulated (Item) covers the procurement of portable and modular shelter structures by state and local governments for emergency response, recreation, and municipal operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing prefabricated shelter systems for urban search and rescue deployments, athletic facility improvements, transit stop installations, and municipal infrastructure projects. Work ranges from single-unit shelter acquisitions to design-build reconstruction of athletic complexes that incorporate multiple shelter pavilions and structures as components of larger site improvements.

Issuing bodies include municipal governments, county purchasing offices, special-purpose transit authorities, and county emergency services operations. Pinellas County, Florida has emerged as an active buyer under this code, soliciting design-build services for athletic facility reconstruction including prefabricated restroom and maintenance buildings. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is seeking operational maintenance contractors for transit stop shelters across Northeast Florida, covering Duval, Nassau, and northern Clay Counties. Hillsborough County procures specialized ASAP rapid-deployment shelter tents for Urban Search and Rescue operations through sole-source awards. City of DeBary's fire station construction project incorporated site shelter infrastructure as part of a larger municipal facility build. Florida dominates recent activity under this code, with multiple counties and transit authorities posting opportunities in February and March 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Pinellas County's Cross Bayou Athletic Association Complex Improvements RFQ (due March 12, 2026) for design-build reconstruction including two prefabricated buildings totaling 2,320 square feet at an estimated $10,000,000 budget; the Jacksonville Transportation Authority's RFP P-24-025 for Transit Stop Operational Maintenance covering shelter assembly, installation, and repairs with a 30% DBE participation goal; and Hillsborough County's sole-source procurement of ASAP shelter tents for USAR operations at $80,670.12.