NIGP 55072: Stripes and Legends, Plastic, Prefabricated, Reflective (Including Pavement Marking Tape) (see 832-48 for Marking Tape Other Than for Pavement)

NIGP 55072 Stripes and Legends, Plastic, Prefabricated, Reflective (Including Pavement Marking Tape), an Item code, covers the procurement of prefabricated pavement marking materials—thermoplastic striping, raised pavement markers, preformed legends and arrows, and reflective marking tape—that state and local governments use to install and maintain roadway guidance systems. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing these materials as consumables for ongoing pavement marking maintenance and installation across municipal street networks, county road systems, school district facilities, and airfield surfaces. Issuing bodies include city departments of transportation, county boards of commissioners, school districts, state departments, and airport authorities. State and local procurement under the code spans cities (Charlotte, Napa, Lubbock, Milpitas), counties (Harris, San Mateo, Crawford, Douglas, Marion, Santa Clara, Pinellas), school districts (Pinellas County Schools), state agencies (Texas Department of Transportation, Oregon Military Department, State of Texas), and special-purpose districts (New Jersey airport system). The geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and California, with additional recent solicitations in Oregon and New Jersey.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Charlotte Department of Transportation (ITB 2692026211, due June 12, 2026) seeking pavement marking paint, thermoplastic markings, and pre-formed legend markers to maintain approximately 690,000 linear feet of markings citywide under a three-year contract with renewal options; Pinellas County School District (ITB 26-CD-031, due August 4, 2026) requesting striping and resealing services across district facilities county-wide, with an estimated value of approximately $300,000 and a mandatory pre-bid conference; the State of Texas (solicitations 23-04206-A and 23-04206-B, due September 4 and September 8, 2026) procuring pavement marking maintenance services including reflective plastic prefabricated stripes and legends across a 2026–2027 task order structure with optional pre-bid meetings; the Charlotte Department of Transportation (ITB 2692026214, due October 6, 2026) requesting materials to support installation and maintenance of center lines, lane lines, edge lines, crosswalks, and pavement legends across approximately 5,400 lane miles; and Douglas County Board of Commissioners (ITB 26-015, due June 16, 2026) requiring bidders to be pre-qualified with the Georgia Department of Transportation and requesting striping services covering approximately 11.4 miles during the initial contract year. Most solicitations are ITBs or IFBs with one-year to three-year terms and renewal options; many require compliance with state-specific pavement marking standards (NCDOT, GDOT, CALTRANS), E-Verify work authorization, and insurance coverage. Geographic spread reflects ongoing maintenance demand across high-activity corridors in the Southeast, Southwest, and West Coast.