NIGP 80171: Signs, Fiberglass (Including Blanks)

NIGP 80171 Signs, Fiberglass (Including Blanks), Item code, encompasses aluminum and fiberglass sign blanks, pre-fabricated sign panels, and complete signage systems—including digital displays, wayfinding markers, traffic control devices, and custom installation work—that state and local governments procure for parks, transportation corridors, airports, campuses, and public facilities. Recent solicitations show counties, cities, state departments, and special-purpose authorities (airport port authorities, transit agencies, universities) buying finished sign products ranging from sheet-aluminum traffic control blanks to large-format digital video walls and custom fabricated wayfinding and gateway signage with electrical and structural components.

Counties dominate the issuing-body mix: Gwinnett County, Georgia; Orange County, Florida; Sarasota County, Florida; Santa Clara County, California; and Lee County, Florida (Port Authority) have all posted multiple opportunities in the past four months for signage procurement, design-build, or supply contracts. State departments (South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks) and municipalities (City of Woodstock, Georgia; Texas State University) also participate. Recent work includes Orange County's five-year, 45-line-item aluminum sign blank contract (IFB Y26-162, due April 30, 2026) for street name blades and traffic control signs in Aluminum Association 5052H38 spec; Gwinnett County's design-build wayfinding signage for the Justice and Administration Center Campus (competitive sealed bid, due May 13, 2026); Mason County, Texas wayfinding signage fabrication and installation (due June 4, 2026); and the Lee County Port Authority's gateway sign replacement at Southwest Florida International Airport with LED backlit lettering, fabrication, and electrical work (RFB 26-0051LB, due June 2, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid May 11). Activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, California, and Texas, with secondary activity in South Dakota. Pricing, bonding, insurance, and delivery timelines are standard; most awards go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders.