NIGP 36067: Stair Treads, Rubber

NIGP 36067 Stair Treads, Rubber, an Item code, encompasses rubber and specialized non-slip flooring materials installed across state and local facilities, particularly schools. In practice, procurement under this code reflects district-wide flooring initiatives that may specify branded products (such as Kinetex non-slip flooring) or accept equivalent alternatives when vendors can demonstrate comparability. State and local purchasing offices use this code to acquire safety-critical floor coverings for high-traffic areas, stairwells, and slip-hazard zones in educational and administrative buildings. School districts emerge as the primary issuing bodies for this commodity; the sourcing approach ranges from competitive solicitation to sole-source procurement when a single manufacturer's product is deemed necessary for facility standardization or performance requirements.

The School Board of Seminole County, Florida posted a Notice of Intent to Sole Source (solicitation 25260057STL) on September 21, 2026, for district-wide Kinetex flooring manufactured by J+J Flooring with an estimated annual expenditure of $800,000.00 and a response deadline of October 29, 2025. The procurement allows vendors to challenge the sole-source designation or submit alternative products demonstrating equivalence to Kinetex non-slip flooring. Recent activity in the code concentrates in Florida; geographic spread and the issuing-body mix beyond school districts are not reflected in current opportunities.