NIGP 80130: Posts, Standards, Supports, and Expansion Plugs

NIGP 80130 Posts, Standards, Supports, and Expansion Plugs, an Item code, encompasses the fabrication, installation, and supply of structural sign-support components—primarily metal and fiberglass sign posts, decorative bases, and related hardware—that state and local transportation and parks departments procure for wayfinding, traffic control, and public information signage across roadway and recreational infrastructure. State transportation departments, county public works and parks agencies, cities, and special-purpose districts issue opportunities under this code; the County of Orange (California), Texas Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation, Santa Clara County, and Elbert County (Georgia) appear as repeat buyers in recent solicitations.

Recent activity spans California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Representative solicitations include the County of Orange, California issuing an IFB (IFB0123006405CC2, due August 14, 2026) for custom sign fabrication and installation across 40 parks and recreation sites, with a 5% preference for Orange County Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise bidders and pricing capped at a maximum $100,000 preference deduction; the Texas Department of Transportation issuing an IFB (601290000033775, response deadline April 28, 2026) for 500 units of 12-foot fiberglass reinforced plastic sign posts meeting specification DMS-4410 and delivered to the Seguin Regional Distribution Center; and Elbert County, Georgia seeking galvanized U-channel sign posts through a one-year contract with four optional renewal periods (response deadline February 23, 2026), with delivery to GCI Smith Sign Plant in Glennville. Contracts typically operate on firm, fixed-price basis with 30-day delivery windows, one-year material warranties, prevailing wage compliance where applicable, and performance bonds. Issuing bodies frequently apply 5% small business or disabled veteran enterprise preferences and cooperative purchasing provisions allowing other governmental entities to utilize awarded contracts.