NIGP 65021: Fountains, Pet Drinking

NIGP 65021 Fountains, Pet Drinking, an Item code, encompasses the supply and installation of outdoor drinking fountains with pet drinking stations across municipal parks and recreational facilities. State and local governments procure these fountains to replace non-operational units, improve ADA compliance, modernize aging infrastructure, and provide safe public access to drinking water. The work involves selection of standardized fountain models, delivery, and in some cases full installation with site preparation and surfacing. Issuing bodies include city parks and recreation departments, county parks agencies, and early childhood learning centers. The City of Palo Alto Community Services Department, the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department, and Chatham County Parks and Recreation Department have all recently solicited under this code, with procurement vehicles ranging from straightforward RFQs for equipment supply to more complex design-build specifications incorporating playground equipment, surfacing, and accessibility compliance as part of broader capital projects.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and West Coast. The City of Palo Alto issued RFQ 196567 in April 2026 (quotations due April 7, 2026) for an as-needed three-year supply contract for approximately 33 outdoor drinking fountains, including pet-drinking models, with delivery phased across Year 1 through Year 3 across approximately 20 municipal parks citywide. The City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department posted ITB 26P00278 in May 2026 (bids due May 29, 2026) for installation, repair, and replacement of parks site furnishings, playground equipment, and surfacing across its portfolio of more than 200 parks, designated as a sheltered-market procurement exclusively for Small Local Business Enterprises with an estimated contract value of $4,000,000. Chatham County, Georgia has issued multiple recent solicitations—RFP 26-0049-2 (proposals due June 12, 2026) for design, provision, and installation of playground equipment at Charles C. Brooks Park Complex, and ITB 26-0037-2 (bids due May 1, 2026) for design, provision, and installation of playground equipment and surfacing at the ESU Early Childhood Learning Center, the latter carrying a 30 percent combined Minority/Woman Business Enterprise participation goal.