NIGP 85553: Lighting Systems, Complete

NIGP 85553 Lighting Systems, Complete (Item) encompasses installation, maintenance, repair, and supply of indoor and outdoor lighting infrastructure—including theatrical systems, sports field lighting, streetlights, electrical controls, and specialty holiday displays—purchased by state and local governments to support facility operations, capital improvements, and public events. Recent state and local solicitations show demand across school district theater renovations, municipal streetlight networks, airport airfield lighting, emergency electrical maintenance for schools, and event-driven holiday installations. School districts and municipalities are the dominant issuing bodies, with Pinellas County Schools appearing twice in recent months (electrical maintenance and theater lighting renovations), followed by single solicitations from the City of Lubbock, Forsyth County Schools, the School Board of Sarasota County, the City of Tucson, the City of Bartow, the City of Meriden, the City of Alpharetta, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, the Lee County Port Authority, and the City of Doral. A statewide cooperative vehicle (TIPS in Texas) also solicits framework agreements for holiday and special event lighting to serve multiple Texas governmental entities.

Activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia, with additional recent work posted in Connecticut, Illinois, Arizona, Texas, and South Carolina. Representative solicitations include Pinellas County Schools seeking electrical maintenance and repair services (including auditorium, parking lot, sports field, and EV charging station lighting) with a $400,000 estimated value and October 8, 2026 bid due date; the School Board of Sarasota County requesting theatrical stage rigging, lighting, and sound systems installation and maintenance services under an ITB with an August 11, 2026 deadline; the City of Bartow issuing an ITB for sports field lighting installation at the Carver Recreation Center with federal Davis-Bacon and HUD Section 3 requirements; the City of Meriden soliciting streetlight maintenance across 4,200 LED cobra-head fixtures and 300 decorative LED streetlights with prevailing wage obligations under Connecticut law; the City of Alpharetta advertising ITB #27 002 for Milton Avenue string lighting installation (minimum 17-foot height) due August 6, 2026; and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum procuring ETC track lighting equipment for its Citizen City exhibit through an emergency purchase (May 28, 2026 initial IFB deadline, $120,000 contract amount). Contract values range from under $50,000 for seasonal installations to $501,000 for comprehensive theater system renovations, with most maintenance and repair agreements structured as open-ended term contracts with hourly labor rates, equipment rental markups, and materials pricing. Licensing requirements (Florida EC/ES electrician credentials, Connecticut prevailing wage compliance, OSHA safety certifications) and insurance minimums ($500,000 to $2 million general liability) are standard across jurisdictions.