NIGP 29082: Solar Energy Systems, Complete

NIGP 29082 Solar Energy Systems, Complete is an Item code covering the design, procurement, installation, and commissioning of rooftop and ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems for state and local public facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing end-to-end solar deployment across K–12 schools, county facilities, municipal buildings, water districts, and transit authorities. Work ranges from design-build services bundling engineering through final commissioning to operations and maintenance agreements on existing systems. Issuing bodies span school districts (Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland), municipalities (City of Tybee Island, Georgia; City of Cascade Locks, Oregon; City of Dallas, Texas; City of Decatur, Georgia), counties (Montgomery County and Boulder County in Pennsylvania; Harris County, Texas), special districts (Inland Empire Health Plan in California; Eastern Municipal Water District in California; Orlando Utilities Commission in Florida), and county consortia (Sustainable Energy Partnership across four Pennsylvania counties). Competitive solicitations are primarily RFPs for design-build and procurement services, with response windows typically 30–60 days from posting.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Florida, and Maryland. Representative opportunities include Wicomico County Public Schools requesting design and installation of a rooftop photovoltaic system at Bennett Middle School (RFP, proposal due November 13, 2026); City of Tybee Island, Georgia procuring a 42 kilowatt minimum solar array with specified Q-Cell panels, SMA inverters, and GAF roof compatibility (RFP, sealed proposals due November 3, 2026 with mandatory pre-proposal meeting October 13); Montgomery County, Pennsylvania seeking solar array site recommendations and Power Purchase Agreement negotiation for the Eagleville Campus with approximately $160,000 in anticipated grant funding (RFP, due October 9, 2026); City of Cascade Locks, Oregon requesting design-build services for a 64 kW solar system with 125 kW battery storage and microgrid controls at a fire station with an anticipated budget of $612,000 to $654,000 (design-build, due October 1, 2026); and Sustainable Energy Partnership (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania) issuing an invitation to bid for solar procurement and installation across 14 county projects ranging from approximately 22.82 kilowatts to 1.78 megawatts (ITB, due May 21, 2026). Prevailing wage compliance, NABCEP technician certification, bonding and insurance requirements, and federal Inflation Reduction Act domestic content and apprenticeship provisions are standard in recent procurements.