NIGP 80153: Sign Painting Machines (Including Automatic)

NIGP 80153 Sign Painting Machines (Including Automatic), an Item code, encompasses digital signage systems, LED displays, video walls, scoreboards, wayfinding sign fabrication and installation, and related roadway signage technologies that state and local governments procure for public facilities, transportation corridors, and county infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies including county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Santa Clara County, California; Mason County, Texas) and municipal authorities (City of Madison, Wisconsin, through its Community Development Authority). The work ranges from turnkey digital display installations at facilities to comprehensive design-build wayfinding and roadway sign programs, as well as traditional painting and siding services on public housing stock. Counties dominate the recent activity, driven by transportation and infrastructure modernization initiatives that bundle signage with broader pavement, guardrail, bridge, and safety-barrier replacement projects.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (Santa Clara County has posted multiple infrastructure bids incorporating new roadway signs and traffic control markings) and spreads across Georgia, Wisconsin, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's RFP-2701KM for digital signage, scoreboards, video walls, and LED displays with proposals due August 10, 2026; Mason County, Texas's IFB for Wayfinding Signs Phase 1 (design, fabrication, and installation) with bids due June 4, 2026; and the Community Development Authority of the City of Madison's RFB #15051-0-2026-AH for the Karabis Apartments Painting and Siding Project with bids due July 17, 2026, subject to Davis-Bacon Act prevailing-wage compliance. Santa Clara County's infrastructure projects (expressway pavement rehabilitation, guardrail replacement, and bridge construction) incorporate roadway sign installation as subordinate bid items within larger civil works procurements.