NIGP 55032: Markers, Traffic, Metal

NIGP 55032 Markers, Traffic, Metal (Item) comprises physical traffic control infrastructure—signposts, signal equipment, markers, and related metal components—that state and local governments procure for roadway safety improvements and maintenance. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying traffic signal installations with pedestrian signals and intersection lighting; replacement of LED traffic signal heads and supporting poles; rental fleets of variable message boards, arrow boards, traffic cones, and jersey barriers with maintenance-of-traffic services; metal signposts meeting FDOT or AASHTO standards; and guardrail system materials including W-beam sections, guard posts, and terminal components. Counties and municipalities dominate the issuing-body mix, with Florida county transportation agencies (Hillsborough, Pasco, Broward, Orange) appearing repeatedly alongside Texas cities (Brownsville, San Antonio, Temple) and a Georgia county. Work spans new-build traffic signal installations at intersections, roadway capacity and safety projects that integrate signalization, routine procurement of replacement signal components and metal posts for ongoing maintenance programs, and on-call rental agreements for temporary traffic control devices deployed during work-zone operations.

Recent opportunities cluster in Florida and Texas. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted a three-year on-call rental ITB (ITB2700002, due October 28, 2026) for variable message boards, arrow boards, cones, and barriers with an estimated three-year value of $688,970, requiring FDOT Advanced Maintenance of Traffic certification; Pasco County issued two construction ITBs for four-pole traffic signal installations with pedestrian signals and intersection lighting (IFBKM27010, due October 27, 2026; IFBKM26086, due June 16, 2026); and Broward County solicited roadway widening and resurfacing projects that included traffic signal and mast arm upgrades (TRN2132636C1, due September 14, 2026; TRN2131938C1, due June 2, 2026). In Texas, the City of Brownsville issued an IFB for traffic signal improvements funded through Surface Transportation Block Grant grants (00327EPWIFB, due October 29, 2026), and the City of San Antonio sought an annual contract for guardrail materials including W-beam flex-beam sections and guard posts (6100019473, due September 16, 2026 with pre-bid September 9, 2026). The City of Madison, Wisconsin, procured 383 complete traffic signal units with LED modules, poles, and mounting hardware compliant with WisDOT certification (1503302026, due May 22, 2026), and Hillsborough County solicited a one-time purchase of U.S. Standard Weight metal signposts 13 feet long, hot-dip galvanized (ITB2600258, due May 29, 2026, estimated $103,776). Cooperative purchasing arrangements are available in some jurisdictions; Texas entities reference HUB Subcontracting Plans and three-percent administrative pass-throughs under cooperative procurement mechanisms. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuing body—Florida projects reference DBE Affirmative Action Plans and County Business Enterprise goals, while Texas procurements invoke HUB certification and cooperative-purchasing participation.