NIGP 96135: Lock Box (Caging) Services

NIGP 96135 Lock Box (Caging) Services, an Item code, encompasses secure key systems and lockbox infrastructure serving corrections facilities, fire departments, and municipal financial operations across state and local jurisdictions. Recent solicitations show state and local governments procuring compatible Knox Box master key systems for fire code compliance, secure door and lock replacement construction at corrections facilities, and wholesale lockbox services integrated with banking and financial operations. The issuing bodies include county corrections departments, county fire rescue authorities, and municipal governments seeking to maintain, upgrade, or establish secure access and payment processing infrastructure. The work is primarily demand-driven by regulatory compliance requirements (fire code Knox Box systems), facility security upgrades (corrections facility door and lock replacement), and financial services modernization (wholesale lockbox integration with banking platforms).

Activity appears concentrated in Florida, where Orange County Corrections is procuring $7 million in security controls and secure door and lock replacement construction for the Corrections Bureau Reception Center and Building E with sealed bids due July 21, 2026 via OpenGov e-Procurement Platform, and Marion County Fire Rescue is conducting a sole source procurement for Key Secure Systems compatible with its existing Knox Box master key infrastructure serving over 300 commercial properties. Louisville Metro Government is also soliciting comprehensive banking and financial services including wholesale lockbox operations processing approximately 290,000 tax forms and 206,000 payments annually through an RFP due April 14, 2026, with contract awards anticipated by July 1, 2026. The State of Texas posted a procurement for State Disbursement Unit and Payment Card Services focused on child support payment processing. The code appears to serve a dispersed base of municipal and county-level buyers rather than concentrated repeat procurement activity, with opportunities driven by discrete facility upgrades, regulatory compliance, and financial services modernization projects.