NIGP 42044: Institutional Furniture, All Types

NIGP 42044 Institutional Furniture, All Types, Item, encompasses the purchase of furniture for educational, healthcare, and civic facilities—desks, seating, tables, storage systems, and specialized pieces for classrooms, fire stations, libraries, cafeterias, dormitories, and administrative spaces. State and local governments procure under this code through a mix of issuing bodies: school districts (Marion County, Polk County, Columbia County, Cherokee County, School District U-46, Salt Lake City), universities (Christopher Newport University, University of Texas at Dallas, Mt. San Antonio College), counties (Hillsborough County, Habersham County, Santa Clara County), city departments (City of Phoenix), and state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). Cooperative purchasing vehicles are common; Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas manages a $21.5 million two-year classroom furniture catalog discount bid. Work solicited ranges from category-level term contracts and standing orders (Marion County's ten-month classroom furniture warehouse supply, Polk County's one-year cafeteria and classroom furniture ITB) to project-specific installations (Christopher Newport University's three-lot outdoor furniture IFB, University of Texas at Dallas's nine-package Student Union FFE procurement). Specialized institutional furniture also appears regularly—behavioral furniture for state mental health facilities (Texas HHSC's Lufkin State Supported Living Center IFB), fire station recliners (Hillsborough County's DreamSeat sole-source procurement, Phoenix's fire station furniture IFB), and animal shelter office furniture (Habersham County's comprehensive office suite IFB).

Geographic activity spans Texas (Region 7 cooperative, HHSC, UT Dallas, Columbia County), Florida (Polk County, Marion County, Hillsborough County, City of Phoenix fire stations), Georgia (Cherokee County, Columbia County, Columbus Consolidated Government), Virginia (Christopher Newport University), California (Mt. San Antonio College), Illinois (School District U-46), and multi-state cooperative frameworks (Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP advertised under Washington law). Representative recent opportunities include Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's CLSF2628 RFP for classroom furniture and supplies (due May 26, 2026, estimated $21.5 million over two years), City of Phoenix's IFB 260318 for fire station furniture (sealed offers due July 3, 2026, five-year term), Columbia County School District's HC-04-13-26A RFP for approximately 9,529 classroom furniture items across four schools (due April 13, 2026), and University of Texas at Dallas's RFP for Student Union FFE across nine manufacturer-specific packages (due April 3, 2026, with mandatory pre-submittal meeting March 4, 2026). HUB subcontracting plans are required in Texas-led procurements; Florida preference and E-Verify compliance are standard requirements; and small business preferences appear in Virginia (42 percent small business procurement goal) and Massachusetts (SBPP award preference for firms under $15 million revenue).