NIGP 97105: Booth, Convention/Exhibit, Rental or Lease

NIGP 97105 Booth, Convention/Exhibit, Rental Or Lease is an Item code under which state and local governments solicit installation, setup, and removal services for event infrastructure and furnishings — ranging from branded architectural structures deployed at multiple community events to modular privacy pods for library facilities. Recent opportunities show governments buying hands-on delivery, assembly, installation, dismantling, and labor services bundled with the physical asset, often with firm pricing spanning multi-year terms and optional renewals. The issuing bodies include county convention bureaus and regional public library systems, reflecting both tourism infrastructure and civic facility needs.

Pinellas County Convention and Visitors Bureau (Visit St. Pete Clearwater) posted ITQ 26-0579 on August 13, 2026 for installation and removal of a 27-by-17-foot branded truss structure used at 12 to 20 annual event activations — including the Clearwater Jazz Holiday and Sanding Ovations — with proposals due July 30, 2026 and a 24-month contract term with two optional 24-month renewals; the solicitation applied a Pinellas County SBE preference with expedited five-business-day submission bonus. Harris County, Texas posted ITB 260153 on May 29, 2026 seeking furnish-and-install services for up to 30 acoustically treated, ADA-compliant privacy pods across up to 26 library locations, with a June 15, 2026 bid deadline, federal compliance triggers (Davis-Bacon, Section 3, and debarment), a one-year term beginning August 1, 2026, and a mandatory county minimum wage floor of $21.65 per hour. Recent activity spans Florida and Texas, with mixed geographic reach suggested by the diversity of event and library deployment models.