NIGP 57840: Gavels

NIGP 57840 Gavels, an Item code, covers gavel procurement for state and local government. The two recent solicitations in the source, however, reflect a significant mismatch with this classification: the City of DeBary, Florida's irrigation system project and Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP for multiple Washington counties and other jurisdictions are both miscoded under this NIGP category. State and local governments that do procure gavels typically seek them for courtroom, legislative, and administrative proceedings — though the present opportunity set offers no examples of active gavels solicitations. The issuing bodies placing bids on the law enforcement equipment contract include Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, along with numerous other public entities nationwide and in Canada through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing vehicle. Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, is the contracting entity, while participating agencies range from municipal governments to school districts to tribal governments.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Washington state (where the law enforcement equipment RFP is being administered under RCW 39.34) and Florida (the DeBary irrigation project). The representative recent opportunity is Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, posted May 12, 2026, with proposals due June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov. The City of DeBary's Bid 03-15 for Rob Sullivan Park Irrigation Improvements, posted October 19, 2026, represents the other recent posting, though its April 10, 2015 due date indicates this record is outdated. Neither solicitation addresses gavels directly; both appear to be miscoded in the source data. The Sourcewell RFP will result in a framework contract available to thousands of governmental agencies across multiple states and Canada, while the DeBary project specifies a $90,000 engineer's estimate and 45-calendar-day completion timeline.