NIGP 95341: Fidelity and Surety

NIGP 95341 Fidelity and Surety, an Item code, covers performance and payment bonds, bid security, and liability insurance required as contractual guarantees in state and local construction, equipment procurement, and service delivery — with recent solicitations showing the code driving bond and insurance requirements across landfill infrastructure projects, municipal facility construction management, school district property and liability coverage, and insurance brokerage services. State and local governments do not procure bonds and insurance directly under this code; rather, they require bidders and contractors to obtain fidelity, performance, payment, and liability coverage as a condition of contract award and performance. Maryland Environmental Service, the City of Frisco, Clarke County School District in Georgia, and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation in Florida have all posted recent opportunities tied to bond and insurance requirements — with bonds mandated as bid security (5 percent of bid amount for construction projects exceeding $100,000) and 100 percent performance and payment bonds upon award. Issuing bodies include state environmental agencies, municipalities, school districts, and special-purpose insurers; the code activity reflects mandatory compliance provisions embedded in larger construction, CMAR services, and property-liability insurance renewals rather than standalone procurements.

Geographic activity centers on Maryland, Texas, Georgia, and Florida based on recent opportunities. Representative solicitations include the Maryland Environmental Service's IFB for Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill Area C Infill Cell C-2-3 Construction (due April 24, 2026), which requires 5 percent bid security and 100 percent performance and payment bonds; the City of Frisco's RFP 2602-042 for CMAR Environmental Collection Center services (due March 19, 2026), with a $13.5 million construction budget and mandatory 100 percent performance and payment bond within 10 days of contract execution; Clarke County School District's RFP #26-0504 for Property and Liability Insurance renewal effective July 1, 2026, administered through McNeary Consulting Services with a five-year contract term (proposal deadline May 4, 2026); and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation's ITN 14991 for Business Insurance Agent of Record (due March 10, 2026). These opportunities signal steady demand for insurance brokerage and bond placement services supporting municipal and school district operations, though the bond and surety function itself remains a contractor obligation rather than a direct procurement opportunity.