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

NIGP 80130 Posts, Standards, Supports, And Expansion Plugs, an Item code, covers the manufacture and supply of metal and composite sign support structures—including round yellow sign posts, steel U-posts, fiberglass reinforced plastic posts, and traffic signposts—that state and local transportation and public-works departments procure for roadway and facility signage installations. State departments of transportation dominate this code, particularly Illinois Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Transportation, and Florida Department of Transportation, alongside county public-works and transportation authorities such as Hillsborough County (Florida) and Walton County (Florida). Recent solicitations span IFBs for quantities ranging from 500 fiberglass posts to single-purchase orders for standard steel signposts, with specifications tied to federal and state standards (ASTM, FDOT Approved Products Lists, TxDOT specifications) and delivery tied to regional distribution centers or job sites. Contract terms typically run one to three years with renewal options, and pricing structures include fixed unit costs, escalation clauses indexed to the U.S. Department of Labor Producer Price Index, and volume-based discounts.

Activity clusters in three states: Florida (Hillsborough County ITB for regulatory road and street signs materials and parts at $3.452 million over three years; Hillsborough County ITB for traffic signposts at $103,776; FDOT District One generator deployment at I-75 diverging diamond interchanges involving support infrastructure), Texas (TxDOT IFB for 500 fiberglass reinforced plastic sign posts; Mason County wayfinding signs Phase 1), and Illinois (Illinois Department of Transportation IFB for metal round yellow sign posts, District 1, due October 27, 2026). The Orange County, California custom sign fabrication services RFP (two separate solicitations posted July 2026 and August 2026 with updated scope) shows mid-Atlantic and Western activity as well. Most recent opportunities carry response deadlines between late May and October 2026, with Illinois IDOT's metal round yellow sign posts procurement (October 27, 2026) and Hillsborough County's regulatory signs procurement ($3.452 million estimated value) representing the largest and most active current opportunities in the code.