NIGP 96884: Traffic Control Services (to Include Placement and Removal of Control Devices)

NIGP 96884 Traffic Control Services (To Include Placement And Removal Of Control Devices), an Item code, encompasses the full range of traffic management infrastructure and operational support that state and local governments deploy to regulate vehicle and pedestrian flow, manage work zones, and enhance intersection safety. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring red-light camera enforcement systems with 24/7 operational support; intersection traffic signal design, installation, and modernization (including pedestrian hybrid beacons and rectangular rapid flashing beacons); temporary traffic control devices, barricades, and signage for work zones and special events; taxiway and roadway pavement markings in multiple formats (painted, thermoplastic, and preformed); and law enforcement or private security personnel to manage traffic during construction, events, or hazardous utility work. The issuing-body mix spans city transportation departments (Orlando, Dallas, Tucson, Atlanta, Charlotte, Fort Worth, Austin, Tallahassee), county commissioners (Okaloosa, Henry, Mecklenburg, Broward, Pasco, DeKalb), state departments of transportation (Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma), special-purpose districts (Eastern Municipal Water District serving Riverside County), university facilities (University of Georgia, Texas State University), and airport authorities (Broward County Aviation, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport). A distinct cluster of repeat buyers emerges around Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, which have posted multiple pedestrian-safety and sidewalk-closure projects within the recent window. Geographic spread concentrates in Florida (Broward, Okaloosa, Pasco, Tallahassee), Georgia (Atlanta, Charlotte, Henry, DeKalb, Savannah), Arizona (Tucson), Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth, Huntsville, Austin), and the broader Southeast; activity also appears in Michigan, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and California.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Orlando's RFP 26-0163 for a comprehensive red-light camera traffic infraction detector system covering 80 intersections with proposals due September 17, 2026; the City of Tucson's IFB 260230 for Highway Safety Improvement Program traffic signal improvements at three signalized intersections with bids due July 22, 2026 (federally funded and subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and DBE requirements); Okaloosa County, Florida's ITB PW 68-26 for maintenance of traffic and pavement markings across 124 line items with bids due August 5, 2026 and mandatory FDOT prequalification; and the City of Atlanta's pre-advertisement notice for barricade deployment and traffic-control services for the Atlanta Streets Alive event series with prequalification submissions due July 23, 2026 (followed by an Invitation for Bid). The Georgia Department of Transportation's RFQ 484-070926 for traffic signal operations program management across three regions, an indefinite-delivery contract with a minimum value of $25,000 and maximum value of $30 million and a contract term of up to five years, underscores the scale and long-term commitment in state-level signal operations. Work is actively solicited as RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notices; many carry federal funding through FHWA or state surtax programs, triggering prevailing wage, DBE, and SBE participation goals. Small business set-asides appear frequently (Hillsborough County's SBE set-aside for traffic engineering services with an estimated value of $4 million; Charlotte's 10 percent MWSBE goal and the Purchasing Cooperative of America cooperative vehicle for national reach) and local-vendor preferences are present in several jurisdictions including Henry County and Broward County.