Painting bids & government contracts
Updated November 11, 2026 · 10 open
Public painting jobs include interior and exterior painting of schools, offices and housing units, unit turnover painting for housing authorities, epoxy floor coatings, and industrial work such as painting water towers, bridges, steel structures and pump stations. Some agencies hold annual painting contracts priced per unit or per square foot.
Right now EasBid lists 10 open painting bids from government buyers across the US (data refreshed November 11, 2026), in 8 states. The most are in California (2), Massachusetts (2), Florida (1). The busiest buyer is Charleston County School District with 1 open notice. The next deadline is November 12, 2026. None states a dollar value; values are usually in the bid documents.
Top states for painting bids
- California government bids 2 painting
- Massachusetts government bids 2 painting
- Florida government bids 1 painting
- Missouri government bids 1 painting
- North Carolina government bids 1 painting
- Oregon government bids 1 painting
- Pennsylvania government bids 1 painting
- South Carolina government bids 1 painting
Top painting buyers
- Charleston County School District 1 open
- County of Edgecombe 1 open
- Department of Commerce / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1 open
- Department of Motor Vehicles 1 open
- Dept. of Defense / Dept. of the Navy 1 open
- Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) 1 open
- Leominster Housing Authority 1 open
- Missouri Department of Transportation 1 open
Open painting bids, by deadline
How painting contracts are usually bid
Building painting is usually bid as construction, often with prevailing wage. Industrial coatings jobs may require surface preparation standards, lead-safe work practices on older structures (EPA RRP certification for housing and child-occupied buildings), and specific coating systems named in the specification.
Painting bids in every state
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- California government bids 2 painting
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- Florida government bids 1 painting
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- Massachusetts government bids 2 painting
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- Missouri government bids 1 painting
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- North Carolina government bids 1 painting
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- Oregon government bids 1 painting
- Pennsylvania government bids 1 painting
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- South Carolina government bids 1 painting
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What painting work do government agencies buy?
Interior and exterior building painting, housing unit turnover painting, floor coatings, and industrial painting of water tanks, bridges, steel and pump stations.
Do I need lead-safe certification for public painting jobs?
For work that disturbs paint in older housing or child-occupied buildings, EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule generally requires a certified firm. Bridge and industrial jobs can have their own lead and safety requirements.
Where are the most painting bids right now?
California (2), Massachusetts (2), Florida (1), Missouri (1), North Carolina (1), Oregon (1), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (1).
Who buys painting services?
The buyers with the most open notices: Charleston County School District (1), County of Edgecombe (1), Department of Commerce / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1), Department of Motor Vehicles (1), Dept. of Defense / Dept. of the Navy (1). By level: 2 federal, 6 state, 2 local.
When are the next painting bids due?
November 12, 2026: (IDC) Painting, Plaster, and Sheetrock Services (Missouri Department of Transportation); November 12, 2026: 2026.100-ITB Residential Interior Painting for Housing Authority of Washington County (Washington County); November 13, 2026: NWS Forecast Office Pittsburgh, PA Window Film, Interior Painting, and Generator Sound… (Department of Commerce / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); November 19, 2026: 2027-10 On-Call Painting Services (Town of Walpole); November 19, 2026: RFB for Edgecombe County Detention Center POD Cleaning and Painting (County of Edgecombe).
How much are painting government contracts worth?
None of the open notices states a value of $1,000 or more.
Which NAICS codes are used for painting bids?
238320 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1), 238330 Flooring Contractors (1). Many state and local notices carry no NAICS code.
How do I win painting government contracts?
Register as a vendor with each buyer (SAM.gov for federal work, the state's vendor system for state agencies, and the city or county portal for local work), read each notice's scope and deadline, and answer every requirement in the bid documents. EasBid is not a government site and does not take bids.
Can I get new painting bids by email?
Yes. A free EasBid alert sends one email a week with all the week's new matches, no card needed. Pro sends new matches every hour.
How this page is built: a notice counts as painting when its title uses the trade's words and its category fits. Sorting is automatic and can miss or misfile a notice. Counts are the open notices EasBid has collected from official sources (data refreshed November 11, 2026), less those whose deadline has passed since, not official totals.
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