NIGP 36021: Hardwood Flooring

NIGP 36021 Hardwood Flooring, Item code, encompasses removal, installation, and material supply for multiple flooring types across school districts, municipalities, and housing authorities. State and local governments are actively procuring carpet, vinyl, tile, epoxy, luxury vinyl tile, and wood flooring alongside installation labor, subfloor preparation, and finishing services. Recent solicitations show substantial demand from large school districts managing district-wide flooring programs, municipal recreation facilities replacing athletic floors, and housing authorities conducting unit-level turnover and water-damage restoration. Hillsborough County Public Schools is soliciting bids for flooring materials and installation services across seven categories (carpet tile, vinyl flooring, epoxy, LVT, and dance flooring) through ITB 26190-ITBMST, due August 6, 2026, with encouragement for SBE, MBE, WBE, and SDVOB participation. The City of Fort Worth is pursuing non-exclusive as-needed agreements for flooring installation, repair, and refinishing with a 30% SBE participation goal through RFP 260223, due July 23, 2026. Work spans new installations, removals, refinishing, moisture remediation, and maintenance across gymnasiums, schools, municipal facilities, and multifamily housing, with typical scope ranging from 2,500 to 300,000+ square feet per contract. Issuing bodies include large school districts (Hillsborough County, Seminole County, Meriden), cities (Fort Worth, Dallas, Madison, Meriden), counties (Gwinnett, Henry, Spalding), housing authorities (Alameda, Chicago), and specialized agencies (Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Events DC). Set-asides and preferences are common: SBE, MBE, WBE participation goals appear in 7 of the recent opportunities, with CBE set-asides mandated in Washington, D.C. procurements and prevailing wage requirements standard in Connecticut, California, and Texas.

Recent activity clusters in Florida (Hillsborough County, Seminole County, Meriden, FSDB), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Spalding County, Henry County), California (Alameda, Milpitas), Texas (Harris County Education, Fort Worth, Dallas), and the Northeast (Meriden Connecticut, Washington D.C., Madison Wisconsin). The City of Meriden has posted multiple flooring projects in the past six months, indicating sustained capital renewal. Gwinnett County Department of Parks and Recreation solicited bids under ITB BL115-26 for epoxy floor removal and replacement at six park restrooms (4,800 square feet total) due August 21, 2026, requiring manufacturer certification and three years' installation experience. The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda issued separate solicitations for as-needed residential unit turnover flooring services (RFP 2026RFPAHAPO004, due August 18, 2026, covering 622+ units across 18 properties) and water-damage restoration flooring at Independent Plaza (IFB AHA-HD-009, due August 5, 2026, covering 15 units). Prevailing wage compliance, performance bonds, and commercial general liability insurance of $1–2 million per occurrence are standard requirements across jurisdictions.