NIGP 28506: Ballasts, All Kinds

NIGP 28506 Ballasts, All Kinds (Item) covers the procurement of electrical ballasts and related lighting control components that state and local governments buy for facility maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, and emergency replacement across transportation, parks, utilities, schools, and municipal operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring ballasts as part of broader electrical supplies portfolios (metal halide and fluorescent ballasts specified alongside capacitors, LED fixtures, and lighting controls), integrated into lighting system overhauls at facilities, and on standing contracts for as-needed delivery to multiple operational sites. Orange County Transportation Authority, Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, Orange County Sheriff-Coroner, Pinellas County Schools, and the City of Phoenix all solicited under codes capturing ballasts within the past four months. School districts and county transportation authorities represent the most active issuing bodies, followed by municipal public works departments and parks operations.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, and Arizona. Gwinnett County, Georgia issued an RFQ in June 2026 for approximately 200 units annually each of 1500W metal halide ballasts (480V, Advance Brand ADV71A67842001 or approved equivalent) and capacitors for Parks and Recreation, with quotes due June 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. and a four one-year renewal option structure at FOB destination to Lawrenceville. Orange County Transportation Authority released an RFQ in July 2026 for lighting supplies (RFQ 250263, due June 11, 2026) covering Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Irvine facilities with a $50,000 two-year budget and four-day delivery requirement. Pinellas County Schools solicited comprehensive electrical supplies including ballasts and lighting controls through sealed electronic bid (26AM008, due March 27, 2026) with an estimated annual contract value of approximately $950,000. The City of Dallas issued a sixty-month ID/IQ master agreement (BE26-00029715, due March 13, 2026) for citywide electrical supplies where ballasts would fall within the scope. Pricing remains firm across initial terms in most solicitations; vendors must bid all line items or face non-responsive status; delivery windows typically run three to thirty calendar days depending on inventory status and delivery model.