NIGP 45055: Locks, Key Blanks, and Locksmith Tools (Including Time Locks)

NIGP 45055 Locks, Key Blanks, and Locksmith Tools (Including Time Locks) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure physical locking hardware, key blanks, and specialized locking components for facilities and fleet asset management systems, ranging from institutional security locks and electronic door readers to replacement inventory for access control infrastructure and comprehensive locksmith services covering maintenance, repair, and emergency response. Issuing bodies span state departments, counties, cities, school districts, transit authorities, and specialized facilities including detention centers, state hospitals, fire departments, and mental health centers. State health and human services agencies in Texas represent the most active buyers, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple solicitations since early August 2026 for locks and lock supplies to support institutional facilities. Beyond Texas, procurement activity includes Bergen County, New Jersey (security locks and locksmith services); California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (fire station lockers with combination locks); the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (door cylinders, locks, keys, and exit devices for tollway facilities); and the City of Phoenix Public Works Department (five-year commercial locksmith services contract). School districts, particularly Pinellas County Schools and San Antonio ISD, and county-level facilities departments in California, Florida, North Carolina, and Massachusetts also solicit regularly under the code.

Recent opportunities reveal geographic concentration in Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, and New Jersey, with additional activity across the Mountain West (Utah, Arizona) and Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Washington D.C.). Representative recent solicitations include Bergen County, New Jersey's ITB for security locks, hardware, and locksmith services (response due October 28, 2026); CAL FIRE's RFQ for fire station lockers with combination locks and chrome hardware (response due October 27, 2026); the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's RFQ for door locks and hardware compatible with specified brand manufacturers including Schlage, Sargent, and Von Duprin (response due October 27, 2026); and the City of Phoenix's five-year IFB for commercial locksmith products and services beginning September 2027 requiring Arizona licensure and 24/7 emergency response capability with tiered service-level pricing. The Pinellas County School District's ITB for architectural hardware (46 line items including locks, cylinders, key blanks, and exit devices) estimated at approximately $1 million annually; Harris County's ITB for door lock replacement services at juvenile detention facilities with 150 ASSA Mogul Cylinder replacements and condition assessments at multiple facilities; and the County of Orange Sheriff's IFB for maintenance and repair of approximately 2,878 detention locks across seven facilities exemplify mid-sized institutional solicitations with multi-year terms and performance-based service requirements. Texas Health and Human Services blank-order IFBs for locks and supplies (September 1, 2026 start dates) across multiple state supported living centers and hospitals, with estimated values ranging from $30,000 to $75,000 per facility, represent steady baseline demand. Issuing bodies increasingly specify brand compatibility, interchangeable core systems, master key hierarchies, and electronic access control integration; Texas and California agencies frequently apply HUB and small-business set-aside or preference policies where applicable.