NIGP 33065: Wire, Barbed

NIGP 33065 Wire, Barbed is an Item code encompassing barbed wire and related wire products that state and local governments procure for security fencing, perimeter protection, and infrastructure maintenance. Recent solicitations show this code captures barbed wire as a component within broader fencing and security system procurement, most prominently in on-call fencing installation and repair contracts where barbed wire appears alongside chain-link, decorative steel, and ornamental fencing materials. State and local issuing bodies under this code include utilities, school districts, municipal transit authorities, and county public works departments. Gainesville Regional Utilities, for example, is procuring wire and cable supplies—including conductor materials and insulation specifications—under RFP 2026-067 with a three-year contract term commencing November 1, 2026, while the City of Charlotte solicited on-call fencing and barbed wire installation and repair services through RFP #269-2026-142 due April 6, 2026, covering multiple city departments including the airport, water authority, and transit system.

The most active recent opportunities cluster in Texas and North Carolina. Northside Independent School District in Texas issued IFB 2026-060 on March 31, 2026 for fence materials and services with responses due April 22, 2026, while Temple Independent School District in Texas posted IFB-006-26 on February 17, 2026 (bids due March 16, 2026) for district-wide fencing supplies and installation including chain-link and ornamental fencing components. The City of Charlotte, North Carolina awarded a multi-year on-call contract for fencing and gate services on a time-and-materials basis covering barbed wire and animal deterrence systems, with responses due April 6, 2026 and award anticipated June 8, 2026. School districts in particular are active repeat buyers, with multiple contracts establishing multi-vendor award pools where work is distributed at district discretion based on availability and performance. Barbed wire appears most frequently in security-focused municipal and transit-authority contracts where rapid emergency response is required—Charlotte's RFP calls for two-hour response times on approximately 10 percent of work volume—and in agricultural or animal-containment contexts within school facility maintenance.