NIGP 80176: Signs and Posters, Informational (No Smoking, Fire Extinguisher, etc.)

NIGP 80176 Signs and Posters, Informational (No Smoking, Fire Extinguisher, Etc.), Item, encompasses the design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of customized signage across municipal, county, and school district facilities — including directional wayfinding signs, regulatory and safety signage, monument signs, marquee signs, LED and electronic message displays, ADA-compliant signage, and event-specific banners and graphics. State and local governments are actively procuring full-service sign packages combining design consultation, material sourcing, installation labor, and warranty coverage, typically structured as either multi-year pooled contractor agreements with project-by-project competitive draw-downs or fixed-price as-needed contracts. Counties and municipalities dominate this code, with school districts pursuing marquee sign replacements and informational stations; issuing bodies include Collier County (Florida), the City of Ocala (Florida), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Tooele County (Utah), the City of Frisco (Texas), the City of Altamonte Springs (Florida), Orange County (California), and the City of Peoria (Arizona).

Recent solicitations reflect two primary procurement patterns: pooled-contractor frameworks with competitive task order release (Collier County Board of County Commissioners' county signage IFQ with November 6, 2026 response date seeking design, fabrication, delivery, installation, and removal services; Orange County, California's custom sign fabrication IFB covering 40 parks and recreation sites with 5% local small business and disabled veteran preference and a three-year term renewable for two additional years) and fixed-price as-needed contracts for recurring or event-driven signage needs (City of Altamonte Springs ITB for banners and signs with five-year historical spending at approximately $110,000 and Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP for marquee sign installation structured on hourly labor tiers plus capped material markup). Geographic activity spans Florida (Collier, Orange, Hillsborough, Altamonte Springs, Ocala), California (Orange County), Texas (Frisco, Hutto, Harlingen), Utah (Tooele), Arizona (Peoria), and Alaska (Matanuska-Susitna Borough), with Florida and California jurisdictions showing the highest recent posting volume. Qualification thresholds typically require state contractor licensing, proof of insurance ($1 million general liability standard), three to ten years of documented sign-installation experience, and compliance with prevailing wage requirements where applicable; preferences for small business enterprise certification, local vendor status, and women- and minority-owned business designation appear in several jurisdictions.