NIGP 65006: Benches, Park (Including Bus Stop Benches)

NIGP 65006 Benches, Park (Including Bus Stop Benches), Item code, covers replacement cast iron bench supports, site furnishings for transit and recreation venues, and integrated park seating solutions that state and local governments procure as standalone catalog items or as components within broader park and transit infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show park benches purchased through requirements contracts (Philadelphia), as components of comprehensive park improvements (Jackson, Michigan; Douglas, Georgia; Harris County, Texas), as part of transit shelter and amenities packages (Collier County, Florida; Gainesville, Florida), and as catalog discounts supporting multi-park maintenance portfolios (Tampa, Jacksonville County, Missouri). Issuing bodies span city parks departments (Philadelphia, Jackson, Tampa, Long Beach, Gainesville), county recreation and transit authorities (Collier County, Pasco County, Hillsborough County), special-purpose transit agencies (Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Gainesville Regional Transit System), and municipal capital improvement programs. The code sees activity across state and local procurement structures ranging from micro-purchases with sole-source authorization (Philadelphia's Dumor bench supports and plaques) to multi-year term-and-supply contracts with cooperative purchasing extensions (Tampa's estimated $4 million catalog discount awarded exclusively to Small Local Business Enterprises, Jackson County's $65,000 annual estimated spend across park furnishings).

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Collier County, Pasco County, Gainesville, Hillsborough County, Jacksonville) and Georgia (Philadelphia, Jackson, Douglas, Chatham County, Forsyth County, Stonecrest, Rome, Holly Springs, Emerson), with significant procurement momentum also in Michigan, Texas, Missouri, and Oregon. The City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department issued RFP 26-P-00278 (response deadline May 29, 2026) for installation, repair, and replacement of site furnishings and playground equipment across more than 200 parks through a catalog-discount structure designated as a Small Local Business Enterprise sheltered market with a $4 million estimated value and options for three additional one-year renewals. Collier County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division posted ITB 25-8571 (response deadline August 17, 2026) for transit shelters and amenities including 6-foot powder-coated steel benches with intermediate armrests as part of a Federal Transit Administration-funded procurement with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and Buy America requirements. The City of Philadelphia issued RFQ B2727465 (response deadline July 8, 2026) for Dumor replacement cast iron bench supports as a micro-purchase requirements contract sole-sourced through General Recreation, Inc., the authorized exclusive distributor for the five-county Philadelphia region.