NIGP 05535: Global Positioning Systems for Tracking Vehicles

NIGP 05535 Global Positioning Systems for Tracking Vehicles, an Item code, encompasses GPS hardware, software, and integrated telematics solutions that state and local governments deploy for real-time fleet monitoring, asset tracking, route optimization, and operational analytics. State and local procurement bodies soliciting under this code acquire turnkey or SaaS-based systems combining GPS receivers with dispatch integration, mobile applications, historical data retention, customizable reporting, and 24/7 technical support, often with cloud-hosted architectures meeting cybersecurity and domestic data-residency mandates. Recent opportunities reflect demand across state departments, counties, cities, school districts, and transit authorities, with repeat buying from Florida (statewide fleet telematics through the Department of Management Services), Michigan (snowmobile grooming tracking), Arizona (Tucson municipal and transit fleet systems), Georgia (Athens-Clarke transit AVL/CAD integration), Virginia (transit CAD/AVL replacement), and South Carolina and Oregon (GPS hardware and software). The Illinois Secretary of State entered into a cooperative contract with Verizon Connect for fleet vehicle telematics under Sourcewell, signaling cooperative purchasing momentum in this category.

Recent representative solicitations include the State of Florida Department of Management Services RFP 26-25173107 for statewide telematic asset tracking services and equipment with proposals due September 24, 2026, seeking multiple awards from manufacturers only, with pricing scored at 40 points and technical proposals at 60 points, requiring compliance with NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and domestic U.S. cloud infrastructure (Microsoft Azure, Amazon GovCloud, or equivalent); the State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget RFP 270000000024 for a snowmobile grooming tracking system with proposals due November 6, 2026, requiring a five-year initial term with optional renewal periods and mandatory proof of current U.S. or Canada deployment; the City of Tucson RFP 260201 through the Axia Cooperative Purchasing Program seeking a GPS fleet tracking system for approximately 1,005 municipal vehicles with a three-year term and optional one-year renewals, generating an estimated $30 million national cooperative annual purchase volume and requiring vendor payment of a two percent administrative fee; and the City of Alexandria on behalf of DASH transit RFP 2009 for a next-generation CAD/AVL system for 115 revenue and 24 non-revenue buses, with sealed proposals due August 18, 2026, requiring cloud-based or on-premise hosting, unlimited software licenses, integration with Motorola radios and Clever Devices mobile data terminals, and cyber liability coverage of $5 million.