NIGP 07343: Trailers, Utility, Enclosed, Tag-Along

NIGP 07343 Trailers, Utility, Enclosed, Tag-Along is an Item code under which state and local governments procure specialized trailers for debris management, mobile services, and waste handling operations. Recent solicitations show a mix of dump trailers with hydraulic grapple systems for storm debris removal, mobile concession and hygiene facilities, flatbed cargo trailers, and refuse transfer equipment, reflecting diverse end uses across multiple issuing bodies and functional departments. Habersham County Board of Commissioners in Georgia has posted two separate RFQs within weeks of each other for identical commercial-grade grapple dump trailers (18'–20' deck-over, 22,000 lb. GVWR, 21' reach hydraulic grapple arm) for storm debris management, signaling repeat procurement urgency in a single jurisdiction. Other recent issuers include the City of Tucson (RFP for portable hygiene trailer repair and maintenance services), Texas A&M University–Kingsville (RFP for a fully outfitted 20-foot mobile concession trailer for campus dining), the Texas Animal Health Commission (IFB for two flatbed trailers), DeKalb County Fleet Department in Georgia (ITB for 12 walking floor open refuse transfer trailers), and utilities and smaller municipalities including Macon Water Authority (IFB for a single dump trailer) and Pickens County Recycle in Georgia (IFB for a hydraulic dump trailer with four five-yard-bin compartments). Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, is soliciting trailers with related equipment and services as a master contracting vehicle for its participating entities.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Arizona, with scattered municipal and county demand across Connecticut and specialized state agencies. Habersham County's paired RFQs—one posted September 2, 2026 (due September 16) and a second posted September 30, 2026 (due October 15, both with October 2026 tentative award dates)—demonstrate active procurement momentum in the grapple dump segment. Texas A&M University–Kingsville's RFP 3161 for the mobile concession trailer closed September 30, 2026, with formal execution projected for December 15, 2026 and a preferred 120-day build timeline. The Texas Animal Health Commission's IFB 554-26-005 closed July 15, 2026. DeKalb County's ITB 2026-084 for refuse transfer trailers closed July 20, 2026. Sourcewell's cooperative RFP closed June 25, 2026. Geographic concentration in Georgia (three separate issuers with recent activity) and Texas (two state-level issuers) suggests regional demand, though responses should verify current award status and contract terms with each jurisdiction, as several opportunities have closed and procurement intent may have shifted since posting.