NIGP 28558: Lighting Units, Emergency, Battery Operated; And Batteries

NIGP 28558, Lighting Units, Emergency, Battery Operated; And Batteries (Item) encompasses emergency and decorative lighting equipment, backup power systems, and related fixtures that state and local governments procure for facilities, events, vehicles, and infrastructure. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring battery-operated emergency lighting for schools and public buildings, LED field lighting systems for athletic facilities, professional holiday lighting installation and removal, specialized lighting for police and fire apparatus, airfield lighting replacement parts, and UPS battery maintenance and replacement services for critical infrastructure. Issuing bodies span state departments (Florida Department of Financial Services, Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance), counties (Santa Clara County, Orange County, Collier County, Clay County, Lee County Port Authority, Pinellas County, Gwinnett County), cities (Douglasville, Charlotte, Pembroke Pines, Fairburn, Dunwoody), independent school districts (Northside ISD in Texas, Bibb County Public Schools in Georgia, Sudbury Public Schools in Massachusetts), and special districts (Sourcewell cooperative purchasing on behalf of multiple jurisdictions, Charlotte Area Transit System). Work ranges from capital-project fire alarm and emergency lighting upgrades at elementary schools to annual maintenance contracts for UPS and battery systems, vehicle equipment installation including LED light towers and emergency warning systems, and specialized lighting procurement for law enforcement and transportation facilities.

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota (via Sourcewell), North Carolina, and Texas, with recent opportunities spanning the Southeast, Southwest, and New England. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Douglasville RFP for holiday lighting installation, maintenance, and removal across municipal locations with proposals due August 12, 2026; County of Orange (California) Sheriff-Coroner's IFB for comprehensive lighting supplies and equipment with a three-year term, 5 percent local small business preference, and a not-to-exceed contract value of $900,000; Florida Department of Financial Services RFP for build-out and equipment installation of two Ford F-550 response vehicles including LED light tower and emergency systems with responses due July 17, 2026 (as amended); Bibb County Public Schools RFP for LED field lighting systems at seven middle schools and the Ed Defore Sports Complex with proposals due May 21, 2026; Northside Independent School District IFB for electrical equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services; and Sourcewell RFP #061626 on behalf of multiple jurisdictions for law enforcement equipment solutions available to thousands of governmental agencies with proposals due June 16, 2026. Massachusetts school districts and the state capital asset management office issued multiple bids in May and June 2026 for fire alarm and emergency lighting system improvements at elementary schools, with prevailing wage and DCAMM Prime electrical certification requirements.