NIGP 57028: Guard Rails and Accessories: Bolts, Posts, Terminal Ends, Washers, etc. (see 540-73 for Wood Posts)

NIGP 57028 Guard Rails And Accessories: Bolts, Posts, Terminal Ends, Washers, Etc. (Item) encompasses the procurement of guardrail system components and repair services that state and local transportation departments, county highway agencies, and municipal transit authorities buy to maintain and upgrade roadway safety infrastructure. State and local governments solicit guardrail panels in multiple profiles (W-beam, Thrie-beam, metal beam, and cable systems), posts in wood and steel, end treatments and terminal systems, offset blocks, reflective sheeting, bolts, washers, hardware, and installation or repair labor. Recent opportunities show two distinct buying patterns: materials supply contracts (often on an as-needed basis with annual volumes or five-year terms) and discrete repair or replacement projects at specific bridge locations or highway segments. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation (Caltrans, Utah DOT, Maine DOT, Texas DOT, Washington State), county highway departments and commissioners (Putnam County Florida, Hamilton County Indiana, Hillsborough County Florida, Washington County Oregon, Collier County Florida), city transportation departments (San Antonio, Tucson), and specialized transit authorities (Kansas Turnpike Authority). Caltrans appears as a repeat solicitor across multiple districts and counties, issuing IFBs for both component supply and services. Small Business set-asides and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation requirements or incentives are common in California, Oregon, and Florida solicitations; prevailing wage compliance is mandated in federally funded work.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (Caltrans districts spanning north to south coast), with significant recent activity in Texas, Oregon, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Kansas, and Utah. Representative recent opportunities include Caltrans IFB 04A7645 (October 29, 2026) for guardrail repair services across four Northern California counties on a routine and non-routine basis; Washington County, Oregon ITB 2026.095 (October 21, 2026) for bridge railing repair estimated at $200,000–$250,000 with prevailing wage and COBID-certified firm encouragement; Putnam County, Florida sealed-bid procurement (September 28, 2026) for 32-location guardrail repairs including panel, post, and reflective sheeting replacement; California DGS Procurement Division RFI 0000040068 (September 14, 2026) anticipating an October 2026 IFB for statewide main-line guardrails with estimated annual value of $5 million; Maine Department of Transportation RFQ 17A260407-254 (September 8, 2026) establishing a master agreement for 82 guardrail system line items across multiple product families with initial term October 1, 2026–September 30, 2027 and four optional one-year extensions; and Hillsborough County, Florida ITB-26-00338 (August 3, 2026) for maintenance and repair on a blanket purchase-order basis with estimated three-year value of $1,070,175.00. Most IFBs and ITBs require unit or lump-sum pricing, MUTCD and AASHTO compliance, and delivery within 5–30 days. Caltrans Small Business Minor B opportunities reserve work to certified small businesses; California and Oregon solicitations frequently include DVBE requirements or incentives and subcontracting goals.