NIGP 96279: Sign Making Services

NIGP 96279 Sign Making Services, an Item code, covers the design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of interior and exterior signage for state and local government facilities, parks, transit corridors, and public events. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring monument signs, dimensional letters, vinyl graphics, digital signage, LED and illuminated signs, wayfinding markers, trail markers, banners, vehicle graphics, parking signage, and specialized event or facility identification signs. Work ranges from single-location installations to multi-site deployments across multiple campuses or park systems, with contracts typically structured as fixed-term agreements or as-needed service pools. Issuing bodies include community college districts, city park and recreation departments, municipal transportation and public works divisions, and city planning departments. Collin College District (Texas) and the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department appear in recent opportunities as repeat buyers of comprehensive signage contracts.

Recent activity spans Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The City of Charlotte issued two separate infrastructure projects in early 2026 that included pedestrian signage and traffic control elements. Representative recent solicitations include Collin College District's FY2024-ITB-029 (posted July 7, 2026, responses due April 25, 2024) for signage products and installation across seven campuses under a three-year contract with approximately $229,500 historical spending; the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department's CIZ26PKR3219 (posted January 28, 2026, sealed bids due February 13, 2026) for standard park identification signage at ten locations; the City of Woodstock, Georgia's RFP 2026-11 (posted April 9, 2026, responses due May 12, 2026) for comprehensive signage design, fabrication, and installation at Little River Park opening Spring 2027; and the City of Hutto's QUOTE2026021HK01 (posted June 15, 2026, quotes due July 15, 2026) for on-demand printing, installation, and maintenance of public hearing signs. Prevailing wage and diversity participation goals (MBE, WBE, SBE) appear in Dallas and Charlotte opportunities.