NIGP 80187: Signs, Overhead (Traffic)

NIGP 80187 Signs, Overhead (Traffic), an Item code, covers the design, fabrication, installation, repair, and replacement of traffic control signage, overhead directional signs, street name signs, digital and dynamic message signs, and associated infrastructure that state and local governments deploy on roadways, at intersections, and along corridors to manage traffic flow, provide wayfinding, and communicate regulatory or safety information. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies across counties, cities, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts procuring finished traffic signs with reflective sheeting, U-Channel sign posts, marquee signs for schools and public facilities, dynamic message boards and variable message signs for intersection management, traffic signal components including pole-mounted systems and pedestrian signals, and materials and labor for sign maintenance and replacement on annual or project-basis contracts.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county transportation and engineering divisions (Gwinnett County, Collier County, Hillsborough County, Broward County, Sarasota County, Cameron County), municipal public works and streets departments (City of Gainesville, City of Brownsville, City of Fort Worth, City of Madison, City of Temple), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools), transit and airport authorities (Southwest Florida International Airport, Lee County Port Authority), regional planning entities (Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization), and county-level convention bureaus and special districts. Geographic concentration in the most recent opportunities runs strongest in Florida (District of Columbia, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Orange, Pasco, Broward, Sarasota counties and multiple cities), Texas (Brownsville, Fort Worth, Temple, Cameron County), and Georgia (Gwinnett County, Atlanta BeltLine), with additional activity in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and California. Representative recent solicitations include Collier County Board of County Commissioners Invitation for Qualifications 268684 for county signage design, fabrication, delivery, installation, and repair (response due November 6, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IFB BL147-26 for purchase of traffic control signs, street name signs, and U-Channel posts on annual contract (bids due October 15, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26369-MST for marquee sign new or replacement installation (proposals due September 11, 2026); District of Columbia solicitation DCKA2026B0073 for sign structure upgrade and replacement along multiple corridors including I-395, US 50, and DC 295 (proposals due November 16, 2026); and Hillsborough County ITB 2700002 for rental of traffic control devices including reflectorized traffic cones, internally illuminated arrow boards, and variable message boards with estimated contract value $688,970 over three years.