NIGP 96279: Sign Making Services

NIGP 96279 Sign Making Services, an Item code, encompasses the fabrication, permitting, installation, and ongoing maintenance of signage for state and local facilities, parks, streets, and public spaces. Recent solicitations show state and local governments procuring wayfinding and entrance monument signs, public hearing signage, parking and directional signage across multiple campus or street locations, and safety-focused signage such as rectangular rapid flashing pedestrian beacons and lead pedestrian interval signal upgrades. Work ranges from small on-demand printing and installation jobs to multi-location projects spanning entire transit corridors or college campuses, often with permitting coordination through state departments of transportation and county scenic-corridor compliance requirements. Issuing bodies include cities (Clearwater, Charlotte, Hutto, Atlanta), county governments (Walton County), and special-purpose districts (Collin County Community College District).

Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina. The City of Clearwater is procuring fabrication and installation of county-approved monument-style entrance signs at six locations across Walton County with 180-day contract duration through an RFP posted October 6, 2026, with responses due October 19, 2026. Collin County Community College District issued an ITB for comprehensive signage products and installation across seven campuses (Celina, McKinney, Plano, Farmersville, Frisco, Allen, and Wylie) with a three-year term from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, with historical spending of approximately $229,500 over the prior three-year contract. The City of Hutto solicited written quotes for on-demand public hearing sign printing, installation, and maintenance on June 15, 2026, with responses due July 15, 2026. The City of Charlotte is implementing Safe Streets for All Phase 1 pedestrian safety infrastructure, including rectangular rapid flashing beacons and accessible pedestrian signal upgrades, with proposals due September 29, 2026. The City of Atlanta, Department of Transportation, issued an IFB for event security coordination and street closure management for the Atlanta Streets Alive open-streets event series, with a 25% Small Business Enterprise participation goal and a three-year contract term with two one-year renewal options.