NIGP 54068: Plywood Panels, Plastic Faced (for Highway Signs, etc.)

NIGP 54068 Plywood Panels, Plastic Faced (For Highway Signs, Etc.), an Item code, encompasses fabrication, installation, repair, replacement, and disposal of interior and exterior identification signs — including building identification, directional and wayfinding, regulatory and safety, monument, marquee, LED and electronic message, park and facility, ADA-compliant, and interpretive specialty signage — along with supply of aluminum sign blanks and traffic signpost components on as-needed and one-time purchase bases. State and local governments procure this code through a mix of counties, municipalities, and regional service cooperatives. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners (Collier County, Pasco County, Harris County, Hillsborough County) and city procurement offices (City of Dallas), with Sourcewell, a Minnesota service cooperative, administering multi-jurisdictional cooperative contracting for law enforcement equipment that includes signage components available to thousands of governmental agencies nationwide.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. The City of Dallas posted an ITB (Solicitation 0527) for the 2026 Bond Residential Sidewalk Replacement Program Region 3A due November 10, 2026, with an estimated budget of $2.2 million that includes sidewalk and infrastructure work; Collier County issued an Invitation for Qualifications (Solicitation 268684) for county signage design, fabrication, manufacture, installation, and repair work due November 6, 2026, establishing a two-year pre-qualified contractor pool with three optional one-year renewals and evaluation weighted toward firm experience and capacity (45 points) and specialized expertise (35 points), with Woman and Minority Business Enterprise certification and local contractor preference scoring available (5 and 10 points respectively); Pasco County solicited as-needed aluminum sign blanks (RFQSV261005) due October 13, 2026; Harris County issued an ITB for sign posts, mounting hardware, and related items (260246) due September 21, 2026; and Hillsborough County conducted a competitive sealed bidding for traffic signposts meeting U.S. Standard Weight and FDOT Approved Products List criteria (ITB-26-00258), estimated at $103,776.00, with delivery required within 20 days of Purchase Order receipt to Tampa.