NIGP 80183: Signs, Metal (Not Blanks)

NIGP 80183 Signs, Metal (Not Blanks), an Item code, covers fabrication, delivery, and installation of metal signage systems for campus, municipal, county, and transportation infrastructure settings — work that state and local governments solicit regularly through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs to replace, upgrade, or expand wayfinding, directional, regulatory, traffic control, and facility identification signage across diverse jurisdictions.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include higher-education institutions (Black Hills State University), county governments (Collier County, Pinellas County, San Bernardino County, Sarasota County, Mason County, Walton County, Orange County in California), cities (Tampa, Scranton, Frisco, South Jordan, Wheat Ridge, Peoria, Dunwoody, Altamonte Springs), public school systems (Hillsborough County Public Schools), state departments of transportation (California Caltrans, Florida DOT, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Michigan DNR, Utah DOT, Texas GLO), special districts (Central Florida Tourism Oversight District), and regional authorities. The work spans campus wayfinding systems, county infrastructure signage, municipal traffic and event signage, LED and digital displays, park and recreation facility signs, trail and wayfinding systems, and roadway regulatory and safety signage. Representative recent solicitations include Black Hills State University's RFP #26RFP19977 for campus wayfinding and signage fabrication, furnishing, delivery, and installation (due October 22, 2026); Collier County's Invitation for Qualifications #268684 for a pool of pre-qualified signage contractors covering design, fabrication, installation, repair, and replacement across interior and exterior identification, directional, ADA-compliant, LED, and specialty signage (due November 6, 2026); City of Tampa's bid-discount solicitation #27P00002 for traffic signs with SLBE participation requirements (due November 9, 2026); and Pinellas County's ITQ #260850 for fabrication of regulatory, warning, and custom signage for roadways and waterways on an as-needed basis (due October 6, 2026).

Geographic activity concentrates in California (Caltrans SB Minor B projects across multiple counties, Orange County custom sign and traffic equipment procurements), Florida (Collier County, Pinellas County, Sarasota County, Hillsborough County Schools, City of Tampa, Central Florida Tourism District), and Utah (South Jordan, Tooele County), with significant recent activity also in Colorado, Michigan, Kentucky, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. The code sees steady demand across state transportation agencies managing safety and wayfinding upgrades, counties and municipalities maintaining campus and facility signage inventories, and school districts managing marquee and directional systems. Procurement vehicles include firm fixed-price contracts, usage-based pools, cooperative purchasing agreements with administrative rebates, and multi-year renewable agreements. Most recent opportunities carry standard bonding, insurance, and prevailing wage compliance where applicable; many require ADA conformance, MUTCD compliance, specific reflective-material standards (ASTM D4956), and environmental durability for outdoor installations. Lead times typically range from 14 to 90 days post-order, with contract terms spanning one to five years and optional renewals common in municipal and county procurements.