NIGP 96883: Traffic Signal Maintenance and Repair

NIGP 96883 Traffic Signal Maintenance And Repair, an Item code, covers state and local procurement for traffic signal construction, installation, modernization, equipment supply, and associated maintenance services—the full lifecycle of signalized intersection infrastructure. Recent opportunities show municipalities and counties purchasing turnkey signal installations (new poles, mast arms, controllers, detection systems, pedestrian signal equipment), component replacements (LED modules, cabinet parts, loop detectors), retiming and operations programs, and emergency disaster recovery for damaged systems, reflecting a market split between capital projects and ongoing maintenance.

Issuing bodies span city transportation and public works departments (Dallas, Tallahassee, Charlotte, Fort Worth, Brownsville, Gainesville, Douglasville), county commissions and road departments (Broward, Collier, Fayette, Bryan, Pasco, Sarasota, Boulder, Harris), state transportation agencies (Georgia DOT, Oregon DOT, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet), and regional purchasing cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing, Georgia Department of Transportation). Dallas Department of Transportation and Public Works appears most active in the recent window, posting multiple signal construction ITBs. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee) and South/Southwest (Texas, Kentucky), with scattered activity in the Mountain West and Upper Midwest. Representative recent procurements include the City of Dallas Department of Transportation and Public Works soliciting bids for the Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard at Meadow Street intersection improvements (IFB CIZ26TPW4002, due August 7, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division requesting bids for emergency and disaster stabilization services for roadway signs under an indefinite-delivery agreement with FEMA grant funding (ITB 26-8680, due August 13, 2026); the City of Brownsville soliciting sealed bids for the 12th Street Traffic Signal Improvement Project modernizing ten signalized intersections with LED signal heads, pedestrian infrastructure, communications equipment, and CCTV cameras funded through federal Surface Transportation Block Grant–Metropolitan Mobility (IFB 145-26-EPW-IFB, due May 26, 2026); and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet issuing multiple electrical maintenance RFBs for traffic signal and roadway lighting repair across multi-county districts with capped hourly rates and labor-intensive scopes (e.g., RFB 60526000005441 Electrical Maintenance District 2, due May 5, 2026). Federal funding—Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, Buy America provisions, FHWA compliance—appears in roughly one-third of the solicitations, primarily those involving surface transportation blocks, airport improvement programs, and carbon reduction initiatives. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction: Dallas implements SBE participation goals under its DRIVE policy; Broward and Collier enforce County Business Enterprise or local vendor preferences; City of Brownsville requires HUB Subcontracting Plans; Georgia GDOT prequalification in traffic operations and control system analysis is mandatory for signal operations contracts. Activity remains robust and diverse, spanning emergency services (post-disaster signal restoration), routine maintenance retiming, and modernization of aging infrastructure with intelligent transportation system capabilities.