NIGP 29082: Solar Energy Systems, Complete

NIGP 29082 Solar Energy Systems, Complete is an Item code encompassing the design, procurement, installation, maintenance, repair, and commissioning of complete solar photovoltaic systems across municipal, county, transit, school district, and special-purpose facilities. State and local governments are actively procuring integrated solar solutions including rooftop and ground-mounted PV arrays, microgrid systems combining solar generation with battery storage and backup power, solar canopies for parking structures, and system maintenance under long-term service agreements. Recent solicitations reveal demand for end-to-end solar deployment—from feasibility studies and design-build contracting to 20-year power purchase agreements, equipment maintenance on IDIQ contracts, and turnkey off-grid systems including integrated battery storage and EV charging capability.

The mix of issuing bodies reflects solar adoption across multiple governance tiers: county governments (Boulder County, Colorado; Harris County, Texas; Cobb County, Georgia; Ventura County, California; Fayette County, Georgia), municipal utilities and transit authorities (City of Dallas; Austin Community College; Regional Transit System in Gainesville, Florida; Orlando Utilities Commission; Eastern Municipal Water District in California), and special-purpose consortia (Sustainable Energy Partnership spanning four Pennsylvania counties). Cities are also active buyers (New London, Connecticut; Madison, Wisconsin; Phoenix, Arizona; Thousand Oaks, California; South Fulton, Georgia; Winder, Georgia). Representative recent opportunities include Boulder County's $350,000 RFP for agricultural stock-water solar well installations (response due September 4, 2026); Austin Community College's IDIQ contract for preventative maintenance and repair services on solar systems across seven campuses with 30 percent Small Local Business Enterprise participation requirement (proposals due May 1, 2026); the Sustainable Energy Partnership's May 2026 ITB for 14 solar projects across four Pennsylvania counties ranging from approximately 23 kilowatts to 1.78 megawatts with prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance mandates; and Harris County's June 2026 RFP for 80–100 megawatts of utility-scale solar and 40–50 megawatts of wind through long-term power purchase agreements (response due June 1, 2026). Geographic activity spans the Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin), Northeast (Connecticut), Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania), Southeast (Georgia, Florida), and Southwest (Texas, Colorado, California, Arizona), with particularly dense recent solicitation activity in Texas, Georgia, California, and Colorado.