NIGP 87078: Wind Screens, Privacy Screens, etc.

NIGP 87078 Wind Screens, Privacy Screens, Etc., an Item code, covers physical privacy and visual-separation products that state and local governments procure for institutional facilities, educational campuses, and public-service buildings. Recent solicitations show demand for framed privacy panels with specialized hardware (staff-side locks, vision apertures), modular privacy pods with acoustic treatment and ADA compliance for study and work environments, and screening installations as part of broader facility repairs. Issuing bodies span state health agencies coordinating with state hospital systems, county library systems, and independent school districts. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured privacy vision panels (16"x16" Duralux units) for a state hospital; Harris County, Texas sought large acoustically treated privacy pods for public library locations; and the School District of Manatee County, Florida included screening installations within a general trade labor and repairs task-order contract.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for 22 privacy panels due June 16, 2026, with a historical annual value guideline of $35,000 for the same or similar goods and a contract term from June 22, 2026 through August 31, 2026. Harris County issued an ITB on May 29, 2026 for large privacy pods and related items (up to 30 units across up to 26 library locations) with a June 15, 2026 bid deadline, a contract term beginning approximately August 1, 2026, a required two-year comprehensive warranty, and federal compliance requirements triggered by grant funding from the Texas General Land Office, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The School District of Manatee County issued an invitation to bid on April 6, 2026 for general trade labor services and repairs including screening installations, with an April 14, 2026 submission deadline and a three-year contract term from May 13, 2026 through May 31, 2028.