NIGP 05574: Racks, Vehicle (Gun, Hat, etc.)

NIGP 05574 Racks, Vehicle (Gun, Hat, Etc.), an Item code, encompasses the furnishing and installation of aftermarket vehicle racks, storage systems, and specialized equipment mounted on fleet and law enforcement vehicles. State and local governments procure this work primarily through multiple-vendor upfitting contracts and cooperative purchasing agreements that bundle gun racks, equipment mounts, toolboxes, ladder racks, and bed liners alongside related accessories such as emergency lighting, backup cameras, and mobile radio equipment. Issuing bodies include city public works and fleet management departments, state procurement offices establishing regional or statewide cooperative vehicles, and county purchasing departments seeking qualified vendors for ongoing maintenance and modification of light-duty, medium-duty, heavy-duty, and specialty vehicles. Work is typically solicited as either individual fleet upfitting ITBs with response periods of weeks to months, or as longer-term cooperative purchasing agreements that consolidate demand across multiple jurisdictions to reduce procurement cycle time and cost.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and the Pacific Northwest. The City of Fort Myers, Florida posted ITB 26-063 in August 2026 for Multiple Vendor Aftermarket Upfitting Services, seeking contractors to furnish and install racks, toolboxes, ladder racks, and related accessories on an as-needed basis under a three-year term with two optional one-year renewals, with monthly invoicing and forty-five-day payment terms. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services posted a statewide cooperative purchasing solicitation in June 2026 (Solicitation 11525, due July 24, 2026) to establish 36-month cooperative agreements for law enforcement vehicle upfit equipment covering Washington and Oregon, explicitly including gun racks and prisoner containment systems with fixed pricing anchored to Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price discounts, with historical annual volumes around $1.05 million and reserved awards for Washington Small Businesses and Certified Veteran-Owned Businesses. A pre-bid conference was held June 16, 2026, and apparent successful bidders were to be announced by August 21, 2026.