NIGP 42065: Lounge Furniture, Outdoor, Wood (Including Outdoor Household Swings)

NIGP 42065 Lounge Furniture, Outdoor, Wood (Including Outdoor Household Swings) is an Item code that covers outdoor seating, benches, and related street furniture that state and local governments install in transit stations, parks, school grounds, and civic spaces. The scope spans bus stop seating, commemorative benches, and general outdoor lounge furniture for instructional, administrative, and public-facing environments. Issuing bodies include city transit authorities, county school districts, county public art boards, universities, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles. The code sees activity across transit agencies (bus stop amenities), K-12 school systems, higher education institutions, and county government facilities. The work ranges from utilitarian transit seating and site furnishings to custom-designed commemorative outdoor benches with defined durability and material specifications.

The City of Tempe issued RFP 27017 on September 23, 2026, seeking proposals for bus stop seating, trash receptacles, and bike hoops with a response deadline of October 21, 2026. Clark County School District, Nevada posted RFP 27013EQJ on August 27, 2026, to establish supplier and spending authorization for outdoor furniture across schools and departments, due October 1, 2026. Summit County Public Art Advisory Board solicited proposals via SUCO08212026 on August 21, 2026, for eight exterior commemorative benches for the Silver Summit Services Building—two 8-foot benches and six 5-foot benches—with a maximum project budget of $52,000 and completion required by June 30, 2027; proposals closed September 26, 2026, with artist selection on October 6, 2026. Christopher Newport University issued IFB 2422600078DH on June 2, 2026, for furniture, furnishings, and equipment to furnish, deliver, and install in its renovated Welcome Center, with bids due June 25, 2026. Recent activity concentrates in the Southwest and Mountain West regions, with secondary representation in the Mid-Atlantic.