NIGP 07191: Vans, Customized

NIGP 07191 Vans, Customized (Item) covers specialized vehicle builds and retrofits where state and local agencies source modified or equipped vans tailored to specific operational needs—ranging from medical mobile units to mobile libraries to refrigerated evidence trucks. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers soliciting complete vehicle customization: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center procured comprehensive interior retrofit services for a 2022 Ford Transit 250 configured as a mobile medical van with refrigeration, power generation, water systems, and specialized workstation components; the Santa Clara County Library District sought a custom-built bookmobile under 23.5 feet with integrated climate control, Wi-Fi infrastructure, patron seating, and staff workspace; and the City of Tucson acquired emergency freezer and refrigerator semi-truck rental services providing rapid-deployment temperature-controlled evidence storage. Issuers span state agencies (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, State of Utah Division of Purchasing), county jurisdictions (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Riverside County's Eastern Municipal Water District), city governments (City of Rome Georgia, City of Tucson), tribal authorities (Gila River Indian Community Department of Public Works), and special-purpose districts (Santa Clara County Library District, Salt Lake City School District). The Gila River Indian Community has posted multiple concurrent vehicle procurements reflecting steady fleet modernization demand.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southwest and Southeast, with recent solicitations in Texas, Utah, California, Arizona, Georgia, and Florida. The mix includes both commodity vehicle purchases—Hillsborough County's $460,000 ITB for passenger vans and buses, Eastern Municipal Water District's RFB for three-quarter-ton trucks—and highly specialized custom builds. The Santa Clara County Library District's RFP-LIB-FY26-0530 for bookmobile replacement (due March 4, 2026, budget ceiling $300,000) exemplifies scope depth, requiring proposers to demonstrate technical capability for vehicle configuration, Wi-Fi and electrical integration, climate systems, and interior customization. Texas Tech's RFP 739-SL3782534 for mobile medical van retrofit (posted May 14, 2026, with Addendum No. 1 addressing configuration options and phasing flexibility) signals openness to vendor input on technical prioritization and scalability for future builds. The code remains active with mixed-complexity solicitation types: IFBs for standard commodity vans (Gila River Community's six Ford Transit XL units), RFQs and RFPs for customized or high-specification builds, and RFBs for fleet vehicles meeting DOT and emissions compliance.