NIGP 20016: Coats, Jackets, Parkas, Vests (Cold Weather)

NIGP 20016 Coats, Jackets, Parkas, Vests (Cold Weather), an Item code, covers custom and standard outerwear procurement by state and local governments, including embroidered or screen-printed apparel, law enforcement duty gear, protective firefighting turnout coats, and tailoring services. State and local buyers under this code span school districts, municipal police and fire departments, state agencies, and specialized commissions. School districts solicit multi-vendor apparel contracts for student uniforms and staff wear across dozens of campuses; police and fire departments request law enforcement rain gear, body armor vests, formal and patrol uniforms with customization; transit and utility departments buy safety and non-safety uniforms for operations staff; and state agencies source protective gear for specialized personnel. Recent opportunities show vendors furnishing GORE-TEX patrol shells with custom embroidery, ballistic-rated body armor vests, formal dress uniforms with alterations, soft shell jackets with logo embroidery, and structural firefighting turnout gear meeting industry safety standards.

Texas dominates recent activity, with three major solicitations from independent school districts and one state agency (Temple ISD RFP00627 for apparel and accessories with custom decoration, posted September 1, 2026 with response due October 6, 2026; Northside ISD IFB2026097 for law enforcement uniforms and tailoring services, posted August 18, 2026 with response due September 3, 2026; Railroad Commission of Texas IFB 455-26-1028 for 1,250 custom Port Authority soft shell jackets with embroidered seal, posted May 12, 2026). Arizona, Florida, and California round out the geographic mix, with the City of Tucson Police and Fire Departments seeking police uniforms, ballistic shields, and body armor vests under ITB 260177 (estimated annual usage of $300,000, posted August 3, 2026); the City of Phoenix requesting safety and non-safety uniforms and accessories for nine departments on a five-year contract basis (IFB 250771, posted July 22, 2026); the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issuing ITB FWC 25.26-108 for law enforcement rain and winter gear with custom embellishment (posted July 15, 2026, later withdrawn after fewer than two responsive bids and proceeding as an exceptional purchase); and CAL FIRE FKU Headquarters in Sanger, California seeking turnout coats and pants (RFQ posted May 11, 2026). All contracts require FOB Destination freight prepaid, custom decoration capabilities, vendor-hosted online ordering portals with employee account tracking, and compliance with state-specific registration and certification requirements.