NIGP 073: Trailers

NIGP 073 Trailers, Class, covers the purchase and lease of towable equipment carriers, specialized transport platforms, and mobile facilities that state and local governments deploy across operations spanning fleet management, emergency response, infrastructure maintenance, and specialized services. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring utility trailers, dump bodies, equipment carriers, mobile command centers, portable sanitation units, boat trailers, and livestock transport, often paired with manufacturer-specific equipment such as grapple bodies, hydraulic systems, or integrated generators.

Issuing bodies span county boards of commissioners, state departments, municipal and county fleet services, emergency management agencies, school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts. Hillsborough County, Florida; Sacramento County, California; and Sarasota County, Florida appear as repeat buyers, with a notable recent concentration of activity in Florida and California county governments. Recent procurement activity includes Hillsborough County's ITB for $900,500 in various fleet vehicles and equipment including utility trailers and wildland fire equipment trailers (due October 30, 2026); Sacramento County's RFB for one 7,000-pound GVWR single-axle enclosed cargo-and-bathroom trailer with specifications 213-330 (due October 27, 2026); Clackamas County, Oregon's RFQ for a 28-foot Search and Rescue Command Post Trailer with climate control and electrical infrastructure budgeted at $130,000 (due October 15, 2026); and Pinellas County, Florida's ITQ for portable toilets and handwashing stations with rental, delivery, and 24/7 emergency response capability, featuring local business preference for certified small enterprises (due October 6, 2026). Additional activity includes Sarasota County Transit's RFQ for pre-award and post-delivery Buy America audit services on 11 ParaTransit vehicles capped at $50,000 (due October 26, 2026), and the City of Tucson's RFP for portable hygiene trailer repair and maintenance with 24/7 emergency support (due July 11, 2025—note: this entry is marked with a past due date, indicating archive or historical status). Sourcewell, operating as the cooperative purchasing vehicle for the State of Minnesota, is soliciting Master Agreements for trailers and related equipment and services available to Illinois and other eligible jurisdictions (due June 25, 2026). The code also captures specialized acquisitions such as livestock trailers by Lenawee Intermediate School District, Michigan (due July 22, 2026), and equipment-specific builds such as Portage County, Wisconsin's Quad Axle Body Build contract (due July 28, 2026). Geographic spread encompasses Florida, California, Oregon, New Hampshire, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas, and other states, with Florida and California showing the densest recent procurement activity. The majority of recent opportunities are competitive RFBs or RFQs with response dates falling between May and October 2026, with contract values ranging from under $50,000 for targeted ancillary services to $2.89 million for multi-unit fleet acquisitions.