NIGP 33038: Fencing, Plastic

NIGP 33038 Fencing, Plastic is an Item code under which state and local governments purchase plastic fencing materials and installation labor for park development, school facilities, utility substations, and general municipal and county property infrastructure, with recent opportunities ranging from small school district repairs to multi-million-dollar regional park construction encompassing thousands of linear feet of perimeter fencing and security barriers.

State and local buyers soliciting under this code include county governments (Collier County, Florida; Santa Clara County, California), independent school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Hillsborough County Schools, Northside ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Temple ISD in Texas and Florida), municipal utilities (Eugene Water & Electric Board in Oregon), municipal housing departments (City of Phoenix), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell). Recent solicitations target new installation and repair services across galvanized and vinyl-coated chain-link fencing, PVC and vinyl privacy panels, temporary fencing, non-conductive fiberglass composite systems for electrical substations, wrought-iron and ornamental fencing, and athletic field and backstop netting. Work scopes frequently include site preparation, post installation with specified on-center spacing and foundation depth, gate operators and hardware, removal of existing fencing, and one-year defect-free warranties. Collier County Parks & Recreation Division issued ITB 268669 (Fencing Installation & Repair Service, GRANT FUNDED, due July 10, 2026) for on-call labor and materials at approximately $300,000 annually across county-owned facilities. Hillsborough County Public Schools solicited RFP 26028-MST (Fencing Services, due February 26, 2026) for 238 line-item pricing covering new installations and repairs across 270+ school sites with Priority 1 emergency response within four hours and annual usage to 18,000 linear feet. Northside ISD in Texas issued IFB 2026-060 (Fence Material & Services, due April 22, 2026) requiring online catalog access and discount pricing from published lists. Eugene Water & Electric Board solicited multiple ITBs for non-conductive fiberglass composite substation fencing with 700 linear feet of 8-foot height and specialized gate requirements meeting ASTM electrical standards.

Activity concentrates in Florida (Collier, Pinellas, Hillsborough counties and school districts) and Texas (Northside ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Temple ISD, NISD), with secondary solicitations in Oregon (Eugene Water & Electric Board), California (Santa Clara County), and Arizona (City of Phoenix). Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing vehicle (RFP 26RFP072826, due July 28, 2026) aggregates demand across multiple state jurisdictions. School districts are the dominant repeat issuer, soliciting either as-needed labor and materials contracts or multi-year frameworks, often with mandatory pre-bid conferences, firm pricing for initial terms with annual CPI-tied escalation capped at three to five percent, and automatic renewal options contingent on performance and appropriations. Contractor qualifications typically require five years of verifiable fencing experience, state licensing (Florida Fence Erection Installation License, Texas contractor licensing, California Class A license where applicable), $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 general liability insurance, E-Verify enrollment, and compliance with prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, and federal debarment requirements on federally funded work. Award authority varies: counties and schools frequently reserve the right to award multiple vendors or establish bidding pools; utilities award to lowest responsive bidder; and cooperatives establish frameworks for participating entities statewide.