NIGP 15585: Structures, Shade, Fabric Covered (Patio Areas, Play Areas, etc.)

NIGP 15585 Structures, Shade, Fabric Covered (Patio Areas, Play Areas, Etc.), Item code, encompasses shade structures, canopies, awnings, and related fabric-covered installations that state and local governments procure for parks, recreation facilities, transit stations, and public buildings. Recent solicitations show this code capturing the full range of shade infrastructure work: fixed shade structures (metal frames with fabric or metal roofing), shade sails and tri-sail systems, canopy additions to existing facilities, awning replacement, and bird exclusion systems integrated into canopy structures. The issuing bodies span city parks and recreation departments, county commissioners, county transit authorities, and independent school districts; city parks departments appear most active, with Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Frisco posting multiple or large-scope procurements. Work is being solicited through RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notice types, typically as either as-needed vendor agreements, fixed-price standalone projects, or design-build engagements.

Recent opportunities cluster in Florida and Georgia, with additional activity in Utah, Texas, and scattered elsewhere. Representative solicitations include the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department issuing a two-year catalog discount-based IFB (26P00278, response deadline May 29, 2026, estimated value $4,000,000) for installation, repair, and replacement of playground equipment and shade structures across more than 200 parks, designated as a sheltered market for Small Local Business Enterprises; the City of St. Petersburg issuing an RFQ (RFQ26170, response deadline April 28, 2026) to establish as-needed vendor contracts for playgrounds, fitness equipment, water play equipment, and shade structures; Spalding County Board of Commissioners requesting design-build proposals for splash pad installations with integrated 12-by-12-foot shade structures (response deadline September 22, 2026); and Broward County Parks and Recreation issuing a fixed-price IFB reserved for Small Business Enterprises for shade structure installation at Quiet Waters Park (response deadline July 13, 2026). Smaller single-project opportunities include Clay County's RFQ for shade sail replacement at Moody Avenue Park (response July 28, 2026, project cost $21,170 with FEMA disaster recovery funding) and Hillsborough County's ITQ for galvalume awning fabrication and installation at a nature center (estimated value $25,500).