NIGP 36010: Carpets and Rugs: Cotton, Synthetic, Wool, etc.

NIGP 36010 Carpets and Rugs: Cotton, Synthetic, Wool, Etc., an Item code, encompasses carpet tile, roll carpet, vinyl composite tile, specialty non-slip flooring, and related base materials and installation labor that state and local governments procure on an as-needed basis for facility renovations, unit turnovers, and ongoing maintenance across schools, housing authorities, courts, transit facilities, and administrative buildings. Recent solicitations show governments buying modular carpet tile systems for high-traffic areas, resilient flooring alternatives (vinyl, epoxy), demolition and disposal services, and subfloor preparation, typically bundled with labor and materials in lump-sum or unit-price contracts subject to prevailing wage compliance where applicable.

Issuing bodies include school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, West Ada School District in Idaho, San Antonio Independent School District with multiple ongoing as-needed solicitations, Carlisle Public Schools in Massachusetts), county courts and municipal courts (Superior Court of California County of Butte, Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia), housing authorities (Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, Wellesley Housing Authority, Community Development Authority of the City of Madison), state agencies (California Employment Development Department, California State University Sacramento, Caltrans, Minnesota), and special districts (Snow College in Utah, Georgia World Congress Center Authority). School districts and housing authorities appear as frequent repeat buyers. Geographic activity is concentrated in California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Texas, and Utah, with additional activity across Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Columbus Consolidated Government is soliciting carpet, tile carpet, and base materials with installation on an as-needed basis under RFB No. 27-0015, due November 18, 2026, with a local-vendor preference (within two percent for contracts under $50,000; within one percent for those over). The City of San Antonio is bidding carpet purchase and installation at the Frank Wing Building with pre-bid and optional site visit October 21, 2026, and bids due October 28, 2026. Hillsborough County Public Schools is requesting carpet tile, vinyl flooring, vinyl tile installation, epoxy, and luxury vinyl tile in seven product groups under ITB 26190-MST, with bids due August 6, 2026, encouraging SBE participation with potential "pay upon approval" terms. The California Employment Development Department is procuring Shaw carpet tile installation and removal at its Oakland facility (25,000–28,921 square feet) under IFB No. 125683, with bids due July 1, 2026, offering 5 percent SB/MB preference and 1–5 percent DVBE incentive. Prevailing wage requirements, performance and payment bonds, and insurance mandates (typically $1–2 million general liability) are standard across public works solicitations in this code.