NIGP 80197: Signs, Wood (Including Blanks)

NIGP 80197 Signs, Wood (Including Blanks), Item, covers a narrower product scope than its legacy description suggests: state and local governments currently solicit aluminum sign blanks, wayfinding and directional signage systems, entrance and specialty signs, and digital display signage under this code. The recent opportunities reflect a shift toward custom-fabricated aluminum inventory stock (flat blanks for street names, stop signs, and yield signs in various sizes) and complete design-build projects for institutional wayfinding (campus navigation, park entrances, cultural facilities). Issuing bodies include county purchasing divisions, city planning departments, special-purpose state agencies such as fish and wildlife commissions, and university facilities management. Orange County, Florida and Gwinnett County, Georgia appear twice each in recent solicitations; Santa Clara County, California has posted multiple infrastructure-related bids that include signage components as part of larger pavement and safety projects.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Georgia, and Florida. Orange County, Florida posted Invitation for Bid Y26-162 for aluminum sign blanks (45 line items, 250 to 10,000 units per item over five years, sealed electronic response due April 30, 2026, Service Disabled Veteran Business preference up to 8 percent). Gwinnett County, Georgia issued two solicitations: RFP-2701KM for digital signage, scoreboards, video walls, and LED displays (due August 10, 2026) and competitive sealed bid BL073-26 for campus wayfinding signage at the Justice and Administration Center (due May 13, 2026, mandatory pre-bid April 22). The City of Woodstock, Georgia solicited RFP 2026-11 for Little River Park signage design, fabrication, and installation (120-day completion, 40 points for expertise and past performance, 30 points for price, due May 12, 2026). Pinellas County, Florida issued ITQ 260436 for Pinewood Cultural Park wayfinding signage, 52 distinct signs with ADA compliance, SBE preference on informal quote, due April 16, 2026. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission withdrew ITB FWC 25/26-89 for Wildlife Management Area entrance signs (HDPE sheet fabrication, 3/16 minimum bid items, intended award April 29, 2026) after receiving fewer than two responsive bids and proceeded to negotiate an exceptional purchase under Florida Statutes § 287.057(6).