NIGP 55042: Safety Barriers, Traffic, Mobile: Energy Absorption Systems, Impact Attenuators (Crash Barriers), etc.

NIGP 55042 Safety Barriers, Traffic, Mobile: Energy Absorption Systems, Impact Attenuators (Crash Barriers), Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments procure crash-rated barrier systems, truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs), concrete traffic barriers, guardrail components and installation services, and associated safety hardware for highway, intersection, and facility perimeter protection. Recent solicitations show airports, toll authorities, state DOTs, counties, and cities buying replacement attenuator parts, crash-rated gates, complete barrier systems, and guardrail repair and installation across the United States. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued an ITB in July 2026 for a single Gibraltar G-5500 24-foot crash-rated slide gate at Newark Liberty International Airport (due July 31, 2026). Texas DOT solicited TMA replacement parts through Bonfire (due July 16, 2026), while the Mississippi Department of Transportation issued an IFB for comprehensive attenuator and impact cushion products including TMA systems, QuadGuard units, MASH-compliant assemblies, and crash cushion devices through the MAGIC portal system (due May 5, 2026). Missouri Department of Transportation pursued a sole-source procurement for the REACT 350 Attenuator System from HCI — The Hoosier Company, Inc. (March 19, 2026). Harris County Toll Road Authority and Santa Clara County, California each solicited concrete barrier and guardrail services (both due in summer 2026), and guardrail installation and repair contracts are active in Marion County and Charlotte, North Carolina (both due March 19, 2026).

Geographic activity spans the South, Midwest, and West with particular density in Florida, Texas, California, and the Northeast corridor. State transportation departments (TxDOT, MDOT, MoDOT), county commissioners and toll authorities, and major municipalities dominate the buyer base. Representative recent opportunities include Okaloosa County, Florida's ITB for 124 line items of temporary traffic control devices, barriers, and pavement markings with FDOT prequalification requirements (due August 5, 2026); the City of Gainesville's ITB for pedestrian signal installation, traffic separators, and signage at the SR24 and NE 3rd Avenue intersection (due August 18, 2026); and the City of Detroit's RFQ for 5,000 traffic delineator posts meeting NCHRP Report #350 Category 1 standards with Detroit-based business equalization credits (due July 2, 2026). Buy America and MASH compliance are standard; many solicitations specify FDOT or state DOT prequalification or certification. Contract values and volumes vary widely from single-item purchases to multi-year master agreements and one-year framework contracts, with some procurements tied to federal funding and prevailing wage requirements.