NIGP 42059: Lounge Furniture, Upholstered

NIGP 42059 Lounge Furniture, Upholstered is an Item code representing seating and lounge pieces that state and local governments procure for offices, educational facilities, emergency services, and student housing. Recent solicitations show purchasing spanning upholstered task chairs, conference chairs, recliners, modular sofas, guest seating, and related furnishings, typically paired with delivery, assembly, and installation services. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices, county government commissions, school districts, institutions of higher education, and state facility commissions. The Philadelphia Free Library, Butts County School System in Georgia, the Texas Facilities Commission, Hillsborough County in Florida, and Christopher Newport University in Virginia all posted solicitations within the past four months, indicating steady demand across municipal, county, K–12 education, and higher-education customer bases. Hillsborough County appears twice in recent activity—once for competitive sealed bids on 100 commercial-grade recliners for Fire Rescue stations and again for a sole-source procurement with DreamSeats LLC, signaling that specialized lounge furniture can command long-term repeat purchasing when performance standards are met.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with recent opportunities posted from Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Virginia, alongside a Sourcewell cooperative procurement for law enforcement equipment spanning multiple Washington state counties and national participating entities. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Philadelphia RGR-FY27 micro-purchase RFQ for mixed seating and modular furniture due September 8, 2026, with a $45,000 not-to-exceed value; Butts County School System PE55683NONST2027000000022 RFP for turnkey commercial office furniture, delivery, assembly, and installation due September 30, 2026, evaluated on best overall value rather than price alone; the Texas Facilities Commission 0010514 RFP for a five-bid-package furniture and fixture suite for student housing and classroom spaces due September 10, 2026, with mandatory subcontracting plans and VetHUB veteran vendor outreach requirements; and Hillsborough County ITB2600331 for 100 commercial-grade recliners specified to DreamSeat model XZ418301RHTBLK due July 31, 2026, valued at $130,999 and extended to 20 local governmental agencies under the Hillsborough County Governmental Purchasing Council cooperative.