NIGP 073: Trailers

NIGP Class 073 Trailers encompasses the procurement of single and multi-axle trailers for specialized transport and equipment purposes, with recent state and local activity reflecting a mix of specialized and general-use units across diverse government functions. State and local governments are actively soliciting equipment trailers for construction and road maintenance (dump trailers, side-dump trailers, grapple bodies), livestock and agricultural transport (show trailers with pen systems, flat bed trailers with winches), emergency and rescue operations (gooseneck emergency services trailers, boat trailers with solar charging), and administrative fleet support (band trailers, culvert trailers, deckover and lowboy heavy equipment trailers). Issuing bodies span school districts (Lenawee Intermediate, Van Buren Intermediate, and Birdville Independent School District procuring specialty trailers for agri-tech and music programs), counties (Sacramento, Hillsborough, Marion, Jackson, and Portage counties), state agencies (Kentucky Office of Agricultural Marketing, Maine Department of Agriculture, New Hampshire and Connecticut state procurement offices), cities (Tucson, Conroe, and Sarasota), and special-purpose districts (Sacramento County Emergency Services). School districts and county governments emerge as repeat buyers in the code, with Sacramento County and Hillsborough County each conducting multiple solicitations for trailers within the recent activity window.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Upper Midwest, with particular activity in California (Sacramento County posting multiple RFBs for lowboy equipment trailers and emergency services trailers), Florida (Hillsborough County, Marion County, and Sarasota County), and the Mid-Atlantic and New England states (Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Maine). Representative recent solicitations include Lenawee Intermediate School District's RFB for one 20-foot livestock show trailer with adjustable stall system and feed windows, posted July 16, 2026, with bids due July 22, 2026 (IFB format); Sacramento County's RFB 2026RFB0067 for a 35-ton capacity lowboy equipment trailer with air-ride suspension and flip-tail ramps, posted July 15, 2026, bids due August 3, 2026, including a mandatory pre-bid meeting and a 5% local business or 2% micro-business preference; Portage County (Wisconsin) Highway Department's RFB 2026-21PC for quad axle dump body builds on a 2026 Western Star chassis, posted July 7, 2026, bids due July 28, 2026; and Kentucky's RFB for a Gatormade Aardvark +3 Series 16K flat bed trailer, posted June 25, 2026, bids due July 2, 2026, with Kentucky resident reciprocal preference and 20-point preference for Kentucky Correctional Industries. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing Master Agreement (RFP 062526) for trailers and ancillary equipment and services was issued on behalf of the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office on May 29, 2026, with proposals due June 25, 2026, available to eligible state agencies, municipalities, school districts, counties, higher education institutions, and U.S. territories on a non-mandatory basis.