NIGP 42048: Library Shelving, Metal

NIGP 42048 Library Shelving, Metal, an Item code, encompasses the purchase of metal shelving units and related storage systems for library and archive use by state and local jurisdictions. The work state and local governments actually buy under this code spans prefabricated metal shelving systems for library media centers, modular storage components with specifications for height, depth, and load capacity, mobile shelving units, archival storage supplies, and associated installation and delivery services including assembly, placement, and debris removal. Issuing bodies include school districts, state agencies, county courts, and municipalities. Columbia County School District's September 2026 RFP for media shelving at Harlem High School exemplifies the scope: the district requested Russwood Stately Wood mobile shelving units (48 double-face units at 36 inches by 24 inches depth plus adders, and 4 single-face units at 82 inches by 12 inches depth plus adders) and Smith Systems Gorilla Book Trucks, with full inside delivery, assembly, and waste removal. Evaluation emphasized pricing (20 percent), value-added services (20 percent), prior success with the district (25 percent), RFP compliance (20 percent), and proposal quality (15 percent), with single-award preference but willingness to split among multiple vendors.

Geographic activity spans multiple states and regions. Columbia County School District in South Carolina solicited library shelving through RFP HC-09-18-26A with proposals due September 18, 2026. A Texas state agency posted an archival supplies bid (solicitation INF-2026-0317) due August 14, 2026, though substantive specification details were not publicly accessible. The City of Phoenix, Arizona issued an IFB for warehouse shelving under a five-year contract commencing August 1, 2026, with the original June 1 deadline extended to October 18, 2026. The Los Angeles Superior Court sought pallet rack wire decking (606 units, 52 inches by 42 inches, 2,500-pound load capacity) through its Bonfire portal with a May 7, 2026 deadline. Activity under the code shows modest recent volume concentrated in school districts, state agencies, and large municipal and county court systems across the South and Southwest.