NIGP 96860: Parking Meter Services (Including Collection, Installation, and Removal)

NIGP 96860 Parking Meter Services (Including Collection, Installation, and Removal), an Item code, encompasses the procurement, installation, operation, and management of parking systems and related services that state and local governments use to collect revenue, enforce compliance, and optimize parking availability in municipal and regional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring parking access and revenue control systems (PARCS) with license plate recognition and contactless payment technology, on-street parking and curb management programs including citation and permit administration, parking guidance systems with real-time occupancy sensors and digital signage, full-service parking garage and deck management with daily operations and revenue handling, and irrigation system improvements in parks (though this represents an outlier in the dataset). The issuing bodies include city departments of transportation, unified county governments, airport authorities, and municipal engineering offices. Cities and counties are the dominant buyers, with repeat activity from Florida municipalities including the City of New Smyrna Beach, City of DeBary, and Volusia County.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with sporadic opportunities in North Carolina. Representative solicitations include the City of Augusta, Georgia's RFQ 26-277 for Central Business District on-street parking and curb space management services, due October 7, 2026, requiring five years' experience managing a full-service municipal parking program; the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County's RFP #27001 for a Courthouse Parking Deck and City Hall parking lot PARCS system upgrade with License Plate Recognition technology and QR code payment options, due October 1, 2026, with an estimated annual cost of $75,000; the City of New Smyrna Beach's Parking Guidance System rebid, due June 22, 2026, for real-time parking occupancy data across downtown facilities with flush-mounted sensors and digital matrix signs; Volusia County's RFP for comprehensive PARCS and parking facilities management at Daytona Beach International Airport, due July 27, 2026; the City of Atlanta Department of Transportation's IFB for on-street parking and curb management services, due August 4, 2026; and the City of Dallas's three-year procurement for parking management, citation management, permit management, and mobile payment services, due July 24, 2026.