NIGP 55970: Signage (Includes Destination, Routing and Advertising)

NIGP 55970 Signage (Includes Destination, Routing And Advertising), an Item code, covers design, fabrication, installation, repair, and removal of interior and exterior identification signs—including wayfinding, directional, regulatory, safety, monument, LED, and ADA-compliant signage—for county departments, municipalities, transit authorities, airports, and special districts. State and local governments procure under this code to support facility identification, traffic control, visitor navigation, and destination marketing across diverse infrastructure.

Issuing bodies are geographically dispersed and range widely in scale: county departments (Collier County, Pinellas County, Okaloosa County, Lee County Port Authority, Sarasota County, Walton County, Marion County), cities (St. Cloud, Clearwater, Scranton, Albuquerque, Wheat Ridge, Ocala, Milpitas), transportation authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Charlotte Area Transit System, Hill Country Transit District), higher-education institutions (University of Houston, Collin County Community College District), and special authorities (Atlanta Beltline, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority). Recent activity shows a heavy concentration in Florida, with secondary activity across Colorado, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas, and California. Representative recent solicitations include Collier County's Invitation for Qualifications for county signage services (due November 6, 2026, establishing a two-year pool with three optional one-year renewals for design, fabrication, installation, repair, and removal across multiple sign types); Orange County Transportation Authority's RFQ for miscellaneous signs and banners (due September 3, 2026, estimated value $30,000 over three years, firm-fixed-price with 100% price evaluation weight); Pinellas County's ITQ for sign fabrication services on an as-needed basis with SBE preference (due October 6, 2026, 152 line items of regulatory and custom signage); City of St. Cloud's ITB for downtown wayfinding system (due January 22, 2026); and City of Ocala's RFQ for monument sign design and installation at Water Treatment Plant #1 (due March 26, 2026, $10,000 to $15,000 lump sum, mandatory pre-bid meeting March 12, 2026, 10-year experience requirement). Pool contracts and as-needed arrangements dominate; most solicitations require Florida licensing, liability insurance ($1 million to $5 million per occurrence depending on scope), and reflective-sheeting compliance with MUTCD and FDOT standards. SBE preference and local-vendor preference are common evaluation factors, though set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises vary by jurisdiction.