NIGP 28736: Metal Items: Boxes, Cabinets, Chassis, Panels, Racks, etc.

NIGP 28736 Metal Items: Boxes, Cabinets, Chassis, Panels, Racks, Etc., an Item code, encompasses fabrication, refurbishment, and replacement of metal control panels, equipment racks, door assemblies, and storage systems for water and wastewater utilities, law enforcement, courts, school districts, and municipal agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying custom-built water and wastewater control panels in multiple configurations (duplex, triplex, fourplex, hexaplex), replacement hollow metal doors with frames and hardware, pallet rack wire decking systems, and electronic equipment components—all meeting applicable electrical codes, NEMA standards, and agency-specific design requirements. Issuing bodies include county utilities departments, sheriff's offices, county boards of commissioners, school districts, courts, and city public works agencies, with Broward County appearing twice as a repeat buyer for control panel fabrication and refurbishment services on open-end indefinite-quantity contracts.

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Broward County, Monroe County, Miami-Dade area) and Georgia (City of Lavonia), with broader regional reach through Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing vehicle serving multiple Washington and Pacific Northwest counties. Representative recent solicitations include Broward County's open-end RFP for fabrication and refurbishment of FEMA-compliant water and wastewater control panels (PNC2132148B3, due June 22, 2026, requiring Florida Certified Electrical Contractor or Broward County Master Electrical Contractor licensure and 75 percent in-house performance with $80,000 annual pass-through allowances); Monroe County's RFS for replacement of seven hollow metal doors at the Sheriff's Office Hangar in Marathon, Florida (RFS642, due July 29, 2026); the Superior Court of Los Angeles County's IFB for 606 pallet rack wire decking units at 52 inches by 42 inches with 2,500-pound load capacity (202635171135, due May 7, 2026); and Northside Independent School District's IFB for electronic equipment parts and repairs (IFB2026118, due September 24, 2026, replacing an expiring contract with mandatory resubmission requirement). Insurance, licensing, and compliance with federal standards (FEMA, Davis-Bacon Act, Build America Buy America) are material qualification gates across most solicitations.