NIGP 80545: Fencing Equipment (Sport)

NIGP 80545 Fencing Equipment (Sport), an Item code, encompasses the installation, repair, replacement, and removal of sporting fencing infrastructure—including chain-link, vinyl-coated, wood, ornamental aluminum, and temporary fence panels—along with associated gates, hardware, and site preparation services. State and local governments soliciting under this code range from parks and recreation departments managing athletic facilities to county commissioners and municipal public works divisions addressing disaster recovery and general facility maintenance. The work spans both routine upkeep and large-scale installations supporting multi-million-dollar regional park development projects. Recent opportunities show issuing bodies including city procurement offices (Taylor, Michigan), county parks authorities (Barrow County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida), and emergency management agencies executing FEMA-funded repairs. Contractors typically must demonstrate experience with heights exceeding forty feet, site safety protocols, and proof of appropriate licensing, insurance, and project references; several solicitations require mandatory pre-bid or pre-proposal site inspections and FEMA compliance for federal reimbursement.

Florida dominates recent activity, with Collier County alone issuing multiple solicitations spanning athletic-facility fencing repairs, comprehensive regional park fencing as part of a $31 million Phase 2B development, and an annual grant-funded fencing installation and repair services contract (approximately $300,000 historically) open to a bidding pool. Outside Florida, the City of Taylor, Michigan (September 2026 IFB for golf course safety netting and pole removal at Taylor Meadows, bids due September 29, 2026); Barrow County, Georgia (October 2026 RFP for athletic field fencing at Victor Lord Park, proposals due October 29, 2026 with mandatory October 16 pre-proposal conference); the City of Bartow, Florida (August 2026 ITB for FEMA-funded disaster fencing and gate repair through May 2027, up to two vendors, unit-rate pricing); and Sarasota County, Florida (June 2026 quick-quote process for SONCO VERSA temporary chain-link fence panels) round out the geographic spread. Cooperative purchasing vehicles also appear, including Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas (June 2026 contracted services catalog discount program, $14.1 million estimated two-year spend, 254 prior-cycle vendors, proposals due July 30, 2026) and Sourcewell (May 2026 RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment accessible to multiple states and entity types, proposals due June 16, 2026).