NIGP 19570: Time Indicators, Elapsed

NIGP 19570 Time Indicators, Elapsed, an Item code, encompasses clocks, timers, and timing devices that measure duration or count down elapsed time — products state and local governments procure for facility operations, event management, classroom instruction, athletic programs, and industrial or laboratory settings where precise time measurement is operationally necessary. The code covers analog and digital elapsed-time indicators, interval timers, countdown devices, and associated control equipment. State and local buyers under this code include school districts (purchasing timers for gyms, science labs, and athletic facilities), municipal public works and facilities departments, county sheriff's offices and detention facilities (where timer equipment supports operations), transit authorities, and specialized agencies managing laboratory or industrial spaces. Recent procurement activity under this Item code is sparse; no state or local solicitations for elapsed-time indicators appear in current opportunity tracking.

The absence of recent posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity under NIGP 19570 reflects the routine and low-value nature of most elapsed-time indicator purchases — these are typically acquired through standing orders, blanket agreements, or small-dollar buys under cooperative purchasing vehicles rather than formal competitive solicitations. When jurisdictions do solicit timing equipment competitively, the work is usually bundled into larger facility-equipment or operations-support procurements rather than isolated as a distinct line item. Business development professionals should monitor school district capital and operations budgets and municipal facilities RFPs for embedded timing-equipment requirements rather than expect dedicated solicitations under this code.