NIGP 42548: Furniture, Office (Custom Made)

NIGP 42548 Furniture, Office (Custom Made), an Item code, covers the supply, delivery, and installation of custom and semi-custom office furniture for state and local government workspaces, including classroom and administrative settings. State and local governments currently use this code to procure comprehensive furniture packages ranging from individual custom workstations and executive suites to large-scale classroom and multipurpose facility outfits, often bundled with design consultation, delivery, assembly, and installation labor. Recent solicitations show buyers using this code for modular workspace systems, lift chairs and recliners with specialized weight capacities and accessibility features, conference tables, and coordinated suites of desks, credenzas, and storage across multiple floors or locations. The mix of issuing bodies includes school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Butts County School System, Dougherty County School System, Klein ISD), counties (Hillsborough County, Gwinnett County, Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority), cities (Houston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Sacramento County), state agencies (Texas General Land Office), and higher-education institutions (Christopher Newport University). Pinellas County Schools, through a cooperative purchasing vehicle with CoreTrust Public Sector, has emerged as a repeat major buyer—their nationwide best-value RFP for school furniture across ten categories, due January 5, 2026, is estimated at approximately $20 million and represents one of the largest recent procurements under this code.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and California, with notable recent activity from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Representative solicitations include Pinellas County Schools' RFP (25JB076) for comprehensive school furniture and related services available nationwide, due January 5, 2026; the City of Houston's IFB (INF20260384) for XL lift chair recliners rated 500 pounds, due September 23, 2026; Butts County School System's RFP (PE55683NONST2027000000022) for turnkey commercial office furniture at a new Board of Education facility, due September 30, 2026; Hillsborough County's ITB (ITB2600331) for 100 commercial-grade recliners with fire-rescue branding, valued at $130,999, due July 31, 2026; the Texas General Land Office's RFP (8399SJ) for Steelcase modular office furnishings for a state building in Austin, due August 12, 2026; and Dougherty County School System's RFQ (PE64710NONST2026000000077) for 33 line items of office furniture across multiple administrative offices, due June 16, 2026. Evaluation typically weights cost at 35–40 percent, with remaining points allocated to experience, delivery capability, warranty, and proposal quality. Most contracts require proof of comparable past performance, workers' compensation and general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence, and delivery within 30–90 days. Cooperative purchasing vehicles—including CoreTrust, Sacramento County Procurement Alliance (SCoPA), Sourcewell, and local governmental purchasing councils—are increasingly common, expanding selected vendors' reach across multiple jurisdictions under a single contract.