NIGP 96844: Graffiti Removal Services

NIGP 96844 Graffiti Removal Services, an Item code, encompasses surface cleaning and abatement work for public property—including pressure washing, chemical treatment, and paint matching to remove graffiti from sidewalks, infrastructure, and facility surfaces. State and local governments buy this service to maintain visual order and deter gang-related or vandalism activity across parks, transit systems, water infrastructure, and right-of-way assets. Recent opportunities show cities, counties, and special districts procuring either dedicated graffiti abatement contracts or bundling graffiti removal into broader beautification and maintenance scopes. The City of Santa Cruz issued an RFP for comprehensive graffiti abatement services across city limits and water service areas outside city limits, expecting 50–60 monthly reports with 24-hour response for gang and hate crime graffiti and 48-hour response for standard reports, with evaluation weighted 25% on technical approach and 20% on cost. Orange County Community Resources (California) issued a market-research RFI for dustless graffiti blaster equipment capable of removing graffiti from parks, facilities, and public properties in Orange County and San Francisco. The City of Tucker, Georgia solicited right-of-way maintenance services that explicitly include graffiti removal as part of a broader six-person crew operation, responding to the City Public Works Department. The City of Houston procured beautification and graffiti abatement services for District F with a 2,000–3,000 man-hour commitment at a contract ceiling of $50,000.

Procurement activity under this code concentrates in California and the Southeast, with cities and county transportation departments as primary buyers. The City of Portland, Oregon awarded a five-year sidewalk cleaning contract to Cultivate Initiatives covering trash removal, bio-hazard cleanup, and graffiti removal up to 8 feet high in the Gateway Management District. Caltrans, the state transportation agency, issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB 04A7492) for graffiti abatement services across six Northern California counties—Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Marin—requiring routine removal within five days and obscene or gang-related graffiti removal within 24 hours, with bidding due April 16, 2026, on two line items (per-square-foot removal of approximately 200,000 square feet and traffic control hours) under a three-year agreement beginning May 1, 2026, subject to prevailing wage compliance and a five percent small business preference with an additional five percent disabled veteran business enterprise incentive capped at $100,000 combined. Graffiti abatement is commonly bundled with pressure cleaning, landscaping, and debris removal in municipal beautification contracts; the Pinellas County School District, Florida, and the City of Richardson, Texas, procured pressure cleaning services that may include graffiti treatment. Response dates in active opportunities cluster in mid-April 2026 through early 2027, signaling steady municipal demand for these services during spring and ongoing maintenance seasons.