NIGP 85548: Lighting Distribution Hardware: Borderlight Cables, Pipe Battens, Plugging Strips and Boxes, Wall and Floor Pockets, etc.

NIGP 85548 Lighting Distribution Hardware: Borderlight Cables, Pipe Battens, Plugging Strips And Boxes, Wall And Floor Pockets, Etc., an Item code, covers specialized electrical infrastructure components that support theatrical, architectural, and venue lighting systems. State and local procurement under this code spans infrastructure installation and maintenance across educational facilities, transit authorities, airports, and municipalities that install or upgrade permanent lighting systems—particularly theatrical/performance venues, airfield facilities, and public infrastructure projects requiring embedded lighting distribution networks. Issuing bodies include school districts (Jordan School District in Utah, Bibb County Public Schools in Georgia, Harlingen Consolidated ISD in Texas, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), state cultural agencies (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Illinois), transit authorities (Trinity Metro in Fort Worth, Texas), and county/city infrastructure departments (Orange County Florida, City of Palm Bay Florida, Lee County Port Authority Florida). The mix reflects both educational and public-facility modernization activity, with school auditorium upgrades and public transit/airport infrastructure projects as primary drivers.

Representative recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Florida and scattered presence across other states. The Jordan School District (Utah) issued IFB 26DB32 in May 2026 for theatrical lighting and AV renovation at Elk Ridge Middle School, seeking Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) equipment installation with mandatory pre-bid walk-through and a $60,000 construction allowance. Bibb County Public Schools (Georgia) released RFP 26-039 in April 2026 for LED field lighting across seven middle schools and a sports complex, with mandatory pre-bid site visit and a 100-point evaluation weighting cost (50 points) and project timeline (20 points). Trinity Metro (Fort Worth, Texas) issued two related solicitations—RFP 26-T022 (March 2026) and IFB 26-T032 (April 2026)—for electrical infrastructure serving tree lighting at Central Station, both with mandatory pre-bid meetings and Davis-Bacon compliance. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Illinois) solicited ETC track lighting and Mosaic control systems via IFB in May 2026 with a 4% Business Enterprise Program goal. The Lee County Port Authority (Florida) has a sole-source agreement with Allen Enterprises for ADB Safegate airfield lighting fixtures at two airports. These opportunities show steady educational and public-infrastructure modernization activity, with evaluation heavily weighting experience, timeline performance, and cost-plus-value rather than price alone.