NIGP 55085: Traffic Signal Poles, Standards, and Brackets

NIGP 55085, Traffic Signal Poles, Standards, and Brackets, is an Item code representing the physical infrastructure state and local governments procure to support traffic signal systems at intersections. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying poles in varied configurations—standalone poles with single or multiple mast arms, strain poles, poles with specific height and diameter specifications, mounting hardware, and associated brackets—typically as components of larger traffic signal modernization or intersection improvement projects, sometimes bundled with signal equipment, controllers, and detection systems in comprehensive corridor or system-wide upgrades.

The issuing-body mix spans counties, cities, transit authorities, and state departments across the country. Florida counties (Brevard, Hillsborough, Orange, Broward) and cities (Tallahassee, Tampa, Fort Worth, Houston, Brownsville, Tucson) appear frequently; Texas cities and state agencies (TxDOT districts) post regularly; Georgia jurisdictions (Sandy Springs, Albany, Atlanta, Douglasville, Bryan County, Thomas County) show steady activity; and sporadic solicitations appear from Colorado, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Tucson requesting bids on 67 line items of steel poles ranging 7 to 65 feet under IFB 270102 with bids due August 11, 2026; Orange County, Florida, requesting sealed responses for Traffic Signal Upgrade Phase I and Phase II (Y25-726-MB) with a combined project value of approximately $10.97 million and responses due October 22, 2026; the City of Fort Worth issuing RFP 26-0207 for non-exclusive agreements on traffic signal poles and arms as of June 25, 2026; and Bryan County, Georgia, requesting sealed proposals for traffic signal installation, mill and inlay work, and sidewalk construction with a pre-bid conference and proposals due June 30, 2026 under PE77523NONST2026000000075. Activity clusters in Florida and Texas but spreads across the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest with lighter representation in the Northeast and West Coast, reflecting geographic variation in traffic infrastructure investment and modernization cycles.