NIGP 33020: Fencing, Electrified

NIGP 33020 Fencing, Electrified (Item) encompasses on-call service, repair, installation, and preventive maintenance of electrified gates, gate operators, access-control systems, and associated perimeter security infrastructure at airports, county parks, municipal facilities, and other public properties. State and local governments solicit this work as time-and-materials contracts, fixed-price installations, and multi-year maintenance agreements, with scopes ranging from emergency 24/7 response for damaged or malfunctioning systems to scheduled preventive inspections and parts supply. Issuing bodies include city departments of aviation and public works, county parks and recreation divisions, state military offices, and independent school districts. Recent activity shows the City of Atlanta Department of Aviation, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Collier County in Florida, and the City of Bartow in Florida as active purchasers; Atlanta's Department of Aviation and Department of Watershed Management each have posted multiple solicitations for gate and fence system work within the past six months.

Recent opportunities are concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with notable activity in Atlanta (gate operators at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport under an October 22, 2026 IFB deadline, and multi-component fencing and gate automation services across 59 Department of Watershed Management facilities), Hillsborough County Schools (ITB 26298-ITB-MST for galvanized and vinyl chain link, privacy, and decorative fencing across 237 line items due August 26, 2026), Collier County (NEUF Perimeter Fence, Irrigation, and Landscaping project budgeted at $3.4 million with bids due October 8, 2026, and an on-call fencing repair ITB 26-8669 with approximately $300,000 in annual historical spend), and the City of Bartow (FEMA-funded disaster fencing and gate repair under ITB 26-25 with two potential awards). The City of Acworth, Georgia solicited concrete-specification aluminum 3-rail fence replacement at Liberty Hill Cemetery (IFB 2026-14 due September 16, 2026), and the State of Nevada Office of the Military requested gate operator upgrades and barbed-wire replacement at Henderson Armory (bids due July 22, 2026). Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing vehicle also issued an RFP for Law Enforcement Equipment (#061626, June 16, 2026 deadline) available to thousands of participating governmental agencies nationwide.