NIGP 55090: Transportation Systems, Intelligent (An Automated Information System Which Provides Traffic Management, Communications, and Analysis of Data As A Minimum)

NIGP 55090 Intelligent Transportation Systems is an Item code under which state and local governments procure traffic management platforms, detection equipment, signal control infrastructure, toll collection systems, and data analytics services that integrate real-time monitoring, communications, and operational decision support across transportation networks. Recent solicitations show demand across a broad range of issuing bodies—cities (Orlando, Charlotte, Brownsville, Madison), counties (Orange County, Okaloosa County, Pasco County, Seminole County, Sarasota County, Gwinnett County), regional authorities (Harris County Toll Road Authority, Orange County Transportation Authority), transit systems (DASH/City of Alexandria, Maritime Metro Transit, CATS), and special districts (Atlanta BeltLine, North Florida TPO)—with no single repeat buyer dominating activity. The work spans red-light camera systems and traffic infraction detection (City of Orlando RFP, proposals due September 17, 2026), computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location platforms for transit (City of Alexandria RFP 2009 for DASH, proposals due August 18, 2026; Maritime Metro Transit QE-26-3, proposals due June 19, 2026), signal timing and retiming (Sarasota County signal retiming RPS, Brownsville and Cameron County light synchronization projects), fiber-optic network infrastructure (Orange County, Florida IFB Y26-194 estimated at $5,173,065, bids due July 7, 2026), vehicle and bicycle detection systems (City of Orlando IFB26-0318, bids due April 28, 2026), and traffic data collection on various models—fixed-price, time-and-expense, and performance-based contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Orange County, Sarasota County, Okaloosa County, Marion County, Pasco County, Seminole County, Plant City) and Texas (Harris County, City of Brownsville, Cameron County, City of Richardson), with notable mid-Atlantic and Midwest solicitations (City of Alexandria Virginia, Charlotte North Carolina, Boulder County Colorado, Madison Wisconsin, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority). Evaluation criteria typically weight technical qualifications and experience (25–40 points), understanding of requirements and project approach (20–35 points), pricing and cost reasonableness (10–25 points), and references or past performance (5–15 points). Contracts run from one to five years with optional renewals; federal funding often flows through CMAQ, RSTP, Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A), Carbon Reduction Program, and transit grants, triggering Buy America, prevailing wage, DBE, and civil rights compliance. Insurance and bonding requirements are standard across all tiers. The code sees steady mid-range activity with multiple concurrent opportunities across systems integration, infrastructure deployment, and operational support services.