NIGP 55043: Safety Barriers, Traffic, Stationary: Energy Absorption Systems, Impact Attenuators (Crash Barriers), etc.

NIGP 55043 Safety Barriers, Traffic, Stationary: Energy Absorption Systems, Impact Attenuators (Crash Barriers), Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments procure traffic control devices, temporary and permanent barrier systems, and related roadway safety equipment on an ongoing and project basis. Recent solicitations show counties, cities, and state departments buying concrete Jersey barriers, crash-rated gates, temporary impact attenuators compliant with MASH standards, interlocking steel barriers, traffic delineators, and rental fleets of variable message boards, arrow boards, water barriers, and reflectorized cones. Issuing bodies span county public works departments (Hillsborough County, Okaloosa County, Harris County Toll Road Authority, Pasco County, San Bernardino County), state departments of transportation (Nevada DOT), cities (Detroit, Gainesville, Madison, Bartow, San Antonio), special-purpose districts (Harris County Flood Control District), and port authorities (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey). Repeat buyers include Pasco County, which has posted multiple traffic signal and barrier-related procurements within recent months.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Hillsborough, Pasco, Brevard, Orange County, Gainesville, Bartow), with significant activity also in Texas (San Antonio, Harris County entities), Nevada, Georgia, and Michigan, as well as regional solicitations in California and Washington DC. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for ongoing rental of traffic control devices (posted October 6, 2026, due October 28, 2026, estimated value $688,970 over three years) covering variable message boards, arrow boards, water barriers, and Jersey barriers with FDOT-certified Advanced Maintenance of Traffic requirements; Nevada Department of Transportation's ITB for temporary MASH TL-3 compliant impact attenuators (posted October 1, 2026, due October 27, 2026) on a one-year open-term contract with QPL and testing restrictions; San Bernardino County Department of Public Works' ITB for traffic devices and supplies including crash cushions, channelflex devices, and guardrails (posted July 6, 2026, due July 30, 2026) under a requirements contract with 5% local-vendor preference; and the City of Detroit's RFQ for 5,000 UV-stabilized thermoplastic delineator posts meeting NCHRP Report #350 Category 1 standards (posted June 23, 2026, due July 2, 2026) with 1–5% equalization credits for Detroit-certified businesses. Respondents to these solicitations commonly must hold FDOT prequalification, demonstrate experience in roadway safety work, carry commercial general liability and auto liability insurance in the $500,000 to $1,000,000 range, comply with E-Verify, and meet Buy America or Davis-Bacon requirements where federal funding applies.