NIGP 07345: Trailers, Utility, Flatbed, Tag-Along

NIGP 07345 Trailers, Utility, Flatbed, Tag-Along is an Item code covering enclosed utility trailers, cargo trailers, dump trailers, equipment trailers, and specialized hauling equipment that state and local governments procure for fleet operations, emergency response, waste management, and equipment transport. Recent state and local solicitations show demand across utility trailers with bathroom and storage facilities, enclosed cargo trailers for fire services, specialized grapple dump trailers for debris management, lowboy equipment trailers rated for heavy loads, and walking floor refuse transfer trailers for solid waste operations. Issuing bodies include state departments (Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Animal Health Commission), county governments (Sacramento County, Sarasota County, Habersham County, DeKalb County, St. Johns River Water Management District, Pickens County), cities and towns (Tucson, Needham, Berlin), school districts (Charles County Public Schools), and special-purpose districts (St. Johns River Water Management District). Repeat buyers include Sacramento County, which has issued multiple RFBs for equipment trailers with detailed specifications, and Habersham County, which posted sequential grapple dump trailer RFQs in September and October 2026.

Recent activity spans multiple states with concentrated procurement in California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Texas, and South Dakota. Representative current solicitations include the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services RFQ BD271021DFSDFS01134576 for a 20-foot enclosed utility tandem axle cargo trailer under a Small Business Purchasing Program set-aside with responses due November 3, 2026; Sarasota County's Invitation for Bids for disaster-related logistics services requiring 16-foot and 26-foot box trucks, semi-trucks with 53-foot trailers, and flatbed trucks, due March 23, 2026; Sacramento County's RFB 2026RFB0102 for an enclosed utility trailer with bathroom and storage featuring a 7,000-pound GVWR single axle with responses due October 27, 2026; Habersham County's RFQ 2027-06 for an 18'-20' grapple dump trailer with hydraulic grapple arm and 22,000-pound GVWR, due October 14, 2026; the St. Johns River Water Management District's ITB16491 for two 8-foot by 20-foot dump trailers with 25,900-pound GVWR, due July 30, 2026; and Texas A&M Forest Service's IFB-26-013 for up to six deck-over trailers to transport tractors and grapples with dual 12,000-pound electric-brake axles, due July 21, 2026. Solicitation types are predominantly RFQ, IFB, and ITB notices; many include local or small business preferences where applicable under state law, and several are subject to federal compliance requirements related to disaster relief funding or state agency procurement mandates.