NIGP 63044: Mix, Paint Water

NIGP 63044 Mix, Paint Water is an Item code covering ready-mixed water-based paints and related coatings that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance, infrastructure projects, and educational use. Recent solicitations show governments buying interior and exterior paints, primers, wood stains, sealers, commercial coatings, and associated supplies such as brushes, rollers, caulks, and patching materials for schools, county facilities, and housing authority projects. Issuing bodies span school districts, county procurement departments, municipal community development authorities, and special-purpose districts. The mix reflects distributed purchasing across multiple jurisdictional tiers, with school districts and county governments appearing as repeat buyers seeking both single-project supplies and multi-vendor catalog arrangements for ongoing facility needs.

Activity concentrates in California and Texas, with additional solicitation in Wisconsin. The Community Development Authority of the City of Madison, Wisconsin, issued an RFB for the Karabis Apartments Painting and Siding Project with responses due July 17, 2026, seeking exterior painting and surface preparation work subject to Davis-Bacon Act prevailing-wage compliance. Santa Clara County, California, posted ITB-PRC-FY26-0587 for As-Needed Interior and Exterior Painting Services at countywide locations, with sealed bids due April 14, 2026, requiring a valid California C-33 Painting and Decorating Contractor's License and a bid bond equal to not less than 10 percent of the bid price. Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas, issued RFP 011326-891 for Paint & Supplies on a catalog-bid basis for the 2026–2027 school year with proposals due April 8, 2026, intending to award multiple vendors for discount pricing on paints, coatings, and painting equipment and supplies.