NIGP 67013: Grab Bars

NIGP 67013 Grab Bars, an Item code, covers safety hardware and accessories installed in restrooms, residential spaces, and other facilities where accessibility and fall prevention are priorities. State and local governments procure grab bars as components within larger renovation and accessibility improvement projects, often bundled with restroom upgrades, residential rehabilitation work funded through federal community development programs, and facility modernization contracts. The work is solicited through RFPs, RFQs, and RFBs issued by county water authorities, county commissioners' offices, and special-purpose districts. Grab bar installation appears alongside carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and general construction services rather than as a standalone commodity order.

Recent activity shows grab bars specified within two representative opportunities: Clayton County Water Authority's restroom renovation RFB 2026-GS-10 (due August 5, 2026) in Georgia, and Clay County Board of County Commissioners' CDBG-funded residential rehabilitation RFQ 2526038 for 972 Sandstone Drive in Orange Park, Florida (due February 13, 2026, with a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on February 4, 2026). The Florida procurement explicitly lists grab bar installation alongside door replacement, electrical work, and plumbing, with contractors required to hold minimum five-year experience performing similar work and comply with Section 3 preferences for disadvantaged business enterprises. Geographic spread includes Georgia and Florida as identified in recent solicitations; the code sees activity across state and local capital-improvement programs where accessibility compliance and fall mitigation drive procurement. No federal cooperative-purchasing vehicle or statewide procurement framework specific to grab bars appears in recent solicitations, though the Sourcewell cooperative noted above handles broader law enforcement equipment rather than accessibility hardware.