NIGP 96253: Marking and Stenciling Services

NIGP 96253 Marking and Stenciling Services is an Item code that encompasses marking, stenciling, and sign-painting services for public infrastructure and facilities. Based on recent state and local procurement activity, the code captures work ranging from straightforward application services on equipment, facilities, and grounds to more specialized marking and labeling requirements for operational systems. The single representative opportunity in the current dataset—the City of DeBary, Florida's Rob Sullivan Park Irrigation Improvements (Bid 03-15)—suggests that stenciling and marking services under this code may be bundled as secondary or incidental components within larger construction or infrastructure improvement projects rather than solicited as standalone services. Cities and municipalities appear to be the primary issuing bodies under this code, though the limited recent activity makes issuing-body concentration difficult to characterize definitively.

Activity under NIGP 96253 is currently sparse in the available opportunity data. The City of DeBary irrigation project, posted April 13, 2026, with a competitive bid process and April 10, 2015 response deadline, was estimated at $90,000 and required 45-calendar-day completion from Notice to Proceed. Geographic spread is limited to Florida in the current dataset, though this reflects a single recent posting rather than a comprehensive view of national activity. The lack of multiple recent solicitations or standout repeat buyers across jurisdictions suggests either low overall demand for marking and stenciling services as standalone procurements or a tendency for municipalities to bundle these services within larger construction or maintenance contracts rather than solicit them separately. Business development professionals should monitor for future activity in municipal parks, public works, and facilities maintenance contexts where marking and stenciling typically add value to broader infrastructure projects.