NIGP 28536: Gates, Electric (Including Card Readers, etc.)

NIGP 28536 Gates, Electric (Including Card Readers, Etc.), Item, covers installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of motorized gate systems at state and local facilities. State and local governments procure electric gate operators and arms, access control gate components (keypads, loop detectors, photo eyes, badge readers), overhead door systems, and solar-powered gate infrastructure across parks, airports, water treatment plants, schools, and administrative buildings. Recent solicitations show counties, cities, and special districts sourcing turnkey gate installations with safety compliance (UL325 standards, TSA clearances for airport systems), preventative maintenance contracts with emergency response requirements, and component replacements including fabrication of new operator arms and track systems.

The issuing-body mix spans county parks and general services departments, city public utilities and capital projects offices, independent school districts, airport authorities, and fire/emergency services. San Mateo County Parks Department appears as a repeat buyer, with two recent quotations for on-call gate and overhead door services posted within four months (June and August 2026). Geographic activity is concentrated in California (San Mateo, San Bernardino, West Sacramento), Florida (Orange County, Collier County, Pinellas County), and Virginia (Fairfax County), with additional recent solicitations from Texas (Texas Workforce Commission, Northside Independent School District), Utah (Sandy City), Georgia (City of Douglas), Mississippi (Natchez-Adams School District), Maryland (Washington County), and Washington state. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County's October 2026 term contract IFB for automatic gates with installation, maintenance, and modernization across all county departments (bids due October 28, 2026); San Mateo County Parks RFQ 2027RFQ00011 for on-call gate and overhead door services with solar-powered systems and custom fabrication (due August 12, 2026); the City of West Sacramento ITB 26-068 for gate operator replacement at a water pump station with Liftmaster HDSL24UL specification, $16,000 project cost, and 60 working day completion timeline (bid opening September 10, 2026); and Orange County, Florida's paired solicitations (Y26-1011 and Y26-1017) for commercial doors and gates preventative maintenance and repair across Fire Rescue and Facilities Management operations (responses due July 16, 2026 via OpenGov). State-of-the-art specifications appear standard; recent bids name Liftmaster, Doorking, Avigilon, and Trilogy systems, with prevailing wage and bonding required on public works projects and TSA clearances mandated for airport access control.