NIGP 51580: Sprinklers, Portable

NIGP 51580 Sprinklers, Portable is an Item code that encompasses both standalone portable sprinkler equipment and sprinkler system installation and maintenance services. State and local governments solicit under this code for grounds maintenance equipment used across campuses and facilities, including portable irrigation equipment, sprinkler system repairs and installation, and related parts and supplies. The issuing bodies are primarily education institutions — community college districts, independent school districts, and public colleges — along with transit authorities managing grounds and irrigation infrastructure at their operations campuses. Recent solicitations show that work ranges from establishing blanket supply contracts for grounds equipment across multiple campuses to specific installation and upgrade projects for existing irrigation mainlines and bus wash support systems at individual facilities.

Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, and Minnesota-Washington cooperative purchasing structures. Collin County Community College District issued an ITB in June 2024 for Grounds Equipment, Parts, and Supplies to support ten campuses, with an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000 and response date of July 10, 2024. Valencia College, serving Orange and Osceola counties in Florida, posted an ITB for Irrigation System Mainline Upgrades in February 2026, requiring contractors to replace PVC mainline systems with HDPE pipe across three campuses with sealed bids due February 23, 2026. Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District in Texas requested proposals for maintenance sprinkler system installation and repair services (#MSIR0426) with a due date of April 14, 2026. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority issued ITB No. 24-011 for Bus Wash Blowers at its Myrtle Avenue Operations Campus with sustainable design requirements aligned to LEED Version 4. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP #061626, coordinating on behalf of Washington and Minnesota counties and multiple jurisdictions nationwide, opened an opportunity for law enforcement equipment on June 16, 2026, available through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal.