NIGP 51580: Sprinklers, Portable

NIGP 51580 Sprinklers, Portable is an Item code representing fixed and portable sprinkler equipment and components that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance, grounds care, and fire-safety system upgrades. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying sprinkler heads, irrigation system components, and related installation and maintenance services—ranging from replacement of institutional fire-suppression sprinklers in correctional facilities to landscape irrigation installation and repair across school district campuses. The mix of issuing bodies includes county governments (corrections and facilities management), school districts (grounds maintenance across multiple campuses), and community college districts managing grounds equipment and supplies for large multi-campus operations. One county jail replaced existing sprinkler heads with specified equipment models under a $150,000 construction contract; a school district sought landscape and irrigation installation and maintenance services across its facilities; and a community college district procured grounds equipment, parts, and supplies including irrigation equipment through a three-year cooperative contract.

Recent activity spans Texas and Florida. Collin County, Texas issued an Invitation to Bid (IFB) for sprinkler head replacement in jail clusters with a November 19, 2026 response deadline and mandatory pre-bid meetings in late October; prevailing wage requirements and standard bid security, performance bond, and insurance compliance applied. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida solicited landscape and irrigation installation, maintenance, and repair services under Invitation to Bid 26246ITBMST, with addenda issued as recently as July 2026 and small business and minority-owned business enterprise preferences available. Collin County Community College District established a three-year grounds equipment and supplies contract with an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000, requiring vendors to maintain a local physical presence within 75 miles and assign a dedicated account representative. A Sourcewell cooperative procurement (RFP 061626) sought law enforcement equipment available to participating Washington state counties and broader public entities, though the scope of that solicitation extends beyond portable sprinklers into broader equipment categories.