NIGP 99027: Crossing Guard Services

NIGP 99027 Crossing Guard Services, an Item code, covers trained personnel deployed at school intersections to manage traffic and ensure safe passage for students during arrival and dismissal periods. State and local governments purchase crossing guard staffing as a managed service, with contractors responsible for hiring, training, background screening, uniform provision, supervision, and daily coverage across school-year calendars. The issuing bodies are cities and municipalities procuring on behalf of school districts or directly for school safety operations. Cities issue RFPs and ITBs to select vendors capable of sustained, reliable coverage at designated intersections—typically ranging from 14 to 37 locations per contract—with multi-year terms (three to six years) and optional renewal periods. Contractors must meet state-specific training and certification standards, maintain workers' compensation and liability insurance, conduct criminal background and sex-offender registry checks, supply NHTSA-compliant equipment and weather-appropriate uniforms, and staff reserve personnel for absence coverage. Some jurisdictions apply local-vendor preferences (5–15% depending on location) and recognize DBE, WBE, and DVB certifications as evaluation factors.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, California, Florida, and Wisconsin. The City of New London, Connecticut issued RFP 202701CONL (due July 24, 2026) for crossing guard services at designated city intersections aligned with the 2026–2027 school calendar, with a 15% local-vendor preference for New London-based businesses; the City of Milpitas, California issued RFP 251195 (due April 22, 2026) seeking approximately 36 crossing guards across 37 locations for 27,125 annual service hours across the 180-day school year and summer sessions under an initial three-year contract with a three-year renewal option; the City of Sarasota, Florida issued ITB 26-32MC (due June 30, 2026) for 18 crossing guard posts plus one field supervisor under a three-year initial term with two optional one-year renewals; the City of Cooper City, Florida issued IFB 2025-1 (pre-bid May 28, 2025, due June 11, 2025) for 20 crossing locations covering approximately 8,400 annual guard hours and 630 supervisor hours; and the City of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin issued RFP 26PD05 (due June 17, 2026) for approximately 14 locations with DBE, WBE, and DVB certification scoring and a 5-point local preference, under a contract running August 6, 2026 through June 22, 2029 with two optional one-year renewals.