NIGP 45042: House and Building Numbers and Letters, All Kinds

NIGP 45042 House and Building Numbers and Letters, All Kinds is an Item code encompassing cast aluminum and similar exterior signage affixed to public buildings. State and local procurement under this code centers on small-scale, recurring purchases of address markers, directional lettering, and building identification hardware for universities, municipal facilities, and administrative buildings. Issuing bodies span state university systems, county governments, and municipal procurement offices, with activity typically driven by facility maintenance cycles, new construction projects, or signage replacement programs. The work involves specification and delivery of prefabricated letters and numbers in materials such as cast aluminum, with mounting hardware and finishes selected to match institutional or jurisdictional branding standards. Contracts are commonly structured as annual or multi-year agreements to support ongoing facility operations.

South Dakota State University's August 2026 IFB for cast aluminum exterior building letters (Solicitation 26IFB19929, due August 27, 2026) represents a typical state-level annual procurement under this code. The State of South Dakota solicitation requires delivery within South Dakota, payment within forty-five days under the Prompt Payment Act, and vendor compliance with state corporate registration. Geographic activity under the code appears concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Mountain West regions based on recent solicitations, though the two posted opportunities do not indicate broader national engagement. No other recent opportunities appear in the current dataset beyond the South Dakota example; the Sourcewell RFP 061626 referenced in May 2026 addresses law enforcement equipment broadly rather than building signage specifically and is not directly representative of core NIGP 45042 activity.