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. is an Item code under which state and local governments procure theatrical and performance lighting fixtures, airfield lighting systems, electrical lighting components, and related distribution and control infrastructure for auditoriums, performing arts centers, airports, and municipal facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring comprehensive lighting systems that integrate fixtures, control consoles, track infrastructure, dimming and power distribution hardware, and installation services—work that extends beyond passive distribution hardware to encompass active lighting design and operational integration. Issuing bodies include city utilities (Ocala Electric Utility), county port authorities (Lee County), school districts (Forsyth County Schools, Harlingen Consolidated ISD, Jordan School District), state cultural institutions (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum), and municipal departments (City of Tucson Parks and Recreation, City of Palm Bay). The code attracts solicitations across theatrical renovation, airfield compliance, municipal facility upgrade, and distribution network improvement projects.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and the intermountain West. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Illinois) issued an IFB for ETC track lighting fixtures and Mosaic control systems for a new Citizen City exhibit by May 28, 2026. The Jordan School District issued an IFB for theatrical lighting and audio-visual upgrades at Elk Ridge Middle School (Utah) with bids due May 14, 2026, specifying ETC equipment including ColorSource fixtures and an Ion Xe console with a mandatory pre-bid walk-through on May 6, 2026. The City of Tucson Environmental General Services and Parks and Recreation Departments posted RFP 240057 for commercial lighting fixtures, lamps, and repair parts via annual requirements contract with a pre-submittal meeting on June 11, 2024, and proposals due June 27, 2024—though this opportunity postdates the primary recent cluster. The State of Illinois procurement and Utah school district work represent active pursuit-stage activity; the Tucson RFP, while detailed in scope and compliance requirements (including Section 3 HUD labor provisions with 25% and 5% targeted worker thresholds), carries a 2024 due date and is superseded by more current opportunities. Geographic spread spans the upper Midwest, Mountain region, and Florida corridor, with no single state or region dominating recent activity.