NIGP 96861: Pavement Marking Services (Including Removal of Markings)

NIGP 96861 Pavement Marking Services (Including Removal Of Markings) is an Item code describing the installation, repair, and maintenance of pavement markings—striping, thermoplastic application, raised pavement markers, and legend/arrow work—that state and local governments solicit regularly across highways, municipal streets, and local roads. Recent solicitations show work ranging from small citywide striping phases to multi-year countywide and regional programs, with issuing bodies spanning city public works departments, county transportation and planning offices, state departments of transportation, and special districts including transit and military facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, Georgia, Arizona, Florida, and the upper Midwest, with smaller volumes across Connecticut and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the County of Orange, California (IFB for traffic marking services covering approximately 350 miles of roadway, bids due July 21, 2026); the City of Tucson (IFB 260236 for bicycle boulevard markings along 4.5 miles of Blacklidge Drive with thermoplastic and HAWK signal striping, bids due July 22, 2026); Charles County, Maryland (ITB #26-043 for pavement overlay and maintenance including thermoplastic and painted pavement markings with directional arrows, bids due June 11, 2026); and the City of Charlotte Department of Transportation (ITB 269-2026-211 for pavement marking materials to support maintenance of approximately 690,000 linear feet of markings annually, bids due June 12, 2026). Federal funding through FHWA, state programs, and local budgets drive procurements. Prevailing wage compliance, California MUTCD standards, GDOT prequalification requirements, and federal Buy America provisions appear regularly in FHWA-funded and state-let work. Set-asides for DBE, MBE, WBE, and local small business preferences are common, with participation goals typically between 5 and 30 percent. Contract terms typically run one to five years with options for renewal; work is released as task orders or scheduled purchase orders throughout the term.