NIGP 29060: Solar Heat Collectors, Concentrating Type

NIGP 29060 Solar Heat Collectors, Concentrating Type (Item) covers municipal solar photovoltaic system installation, maintenance, and operations services that state and local governments are procuring to build or sustain renewable energy infrastructure. Recent solicitations show that issuing bodies are buying comprehensive solar project delivery — from site assessment and system design through installation, commissioning, training, ongoing monitoring, maintenance, and decommissioning — often structured as multi-phase or task-order arrangements with extended service obligations. Buyers include city procurement departments, county engineering offices, and municipal utilities seeking licensed solar contractors with documented commercial or municipal experience to manage turnkey solar initiatives or provide standby response and preventive maintenance on existing systems. The work spans both new system deployment and long-term operations management, with performance requirements including 24/7 standby availability, tiered emergency response times, and comprehensive insurance and bonding obligations.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin. The City of South Fulton, Georgia issued RFP 26_09 on March 13, 2026 (response due April 9, 2026) seeking licensed solar PV contractors for standby response and maintenance across four phases with task-order pricing and up to three one-year renewal options; Fayette County, Georgia posted RFP #26087-P on February 4, 2026 (due March 17, 2026) for a comprehensive Solar Energy Initiative spanning evaluation, design, installation, maintenance, operations, and decommissioning; and the City of Madison Engineering Department issued RFQ #5506-0-2026-AH on February 20, 2026 (due March 6, 2026) for SolarEdge inverter and optimizer equipment procurement with local vendor preference scoring. No specific award values or budget ranges are stated across these solicitations.