NIGP 34548: Gloves, Safety: Electrician's, Lineman's, etc. (Including Sleeves)

NIGP 34548 Gloves, Safety: Electrician's, Lineman's, Etc. (Including Sleeves), an Item code, encompasses the procurement of specialized hand and arm protective equipment for electrical work, firefighting, wildland operations, and general safety applications across state and local jurisdictions. Recent opportunities show state and local governments buying insulated rubber gloves for electrical utilities, bunker gear and structural firefighting ensembles meeting NFPA 1971 standards, nitrile gloves for foodservice operations, wildland firefighting gloves certified to NFPA 1977 and 1951, and protective clothing packages for police and municipal departments. Issuing bodies span county governments, city procurement departments, independent school districts, regional fire authorities, and state agencies; Hillsborough County (Florida), Collin County (Texas), the City of Ocala (Florida), Granite School District (Utah), and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection appear as repeat or significant buyers. Work is being solicited through IFBs, ITBs, RFQs, and cooperative purchasing vehicles, with contracts ranging from micro-purchases under $50,000 to multi-year supply agreements valued in the millions.

Geographic spread includes Texas, Florida, Utah, California, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Connecticut, with recent activity concentrated in Florida and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB 26-00380 for bunker gear cleaning, testing, and maintenance supporting approximately 2,800 sets of firefighter gear at an estimated contract value of $1.156 million over two years (bids due September 10, 2026); Collin County, Texas's IFB 2026-389 for sprinkler head replacement work in a county jail with an opinion of probable cost of $150,000 and bids due November 19, 2026; the Capitol Region Purchasing Council's cooperative-purchasing vehicle for structural firefighting ensembles and protective gear serving multiple Hartford County and statewide fire departments (bids due October 28, 2026); the City of Ocala's ITB ELE/260688 establishing multi-award discount contracts for lineman tools and personal protective equipment on a three-year initial term with optional renewals (bids due May 6, 2026); and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's RFQ 3PA5C16053 for 1,030 pairs of wildland gloves in seven sizes meeting NFPA 1977 and 1951 standards, with delivery to San Diego Unit facilities (bids due May 13, 2026). Most recent opportunities require compliance with federal labor standards, prevailing wage, and insurance minimums; several mandate NFPA certification compliance and third-party verification of product standards.