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

NIGP 07345 Trailers, Utility, Flatbed, Tag-Along (Item) represents the full range of work-ready towed equipment that state and local governments procure to support fleet operations, maintenance, and specialized functions. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies buying dump trailers, flatbed equipment trailers, lowboy cargo trailers, open-top transfer trailers, and utility trailers with varying load capacities, axle configurations, and specialized systems (hydraulic dump boxes, walking-floor mechanisms, air-ride suspension). The issuing bodies span state departments (Florida's St. Johns River Water Management District, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Animal Health Commission, State of Utah), county fleets and solid-waste operations (Sacramento County California, DeKalb County Georgia, Marion County Florida, Floyd County Georgia, Jackson County Missouri), municipalities (Town of Berlin Connecticut, Town of Needham Massachusetts), water departments, and specialized agencies (Illinois State Police Special Operations Command). Sacramento County appears as a repeat buyer of large-capacity lowboy equipment trailers within recent months. The geographic spread includes California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Texas, and Utah, with substantial activity across southern and southwestern states.

Representative recent opportunities include the St. Johns River Water Management District (Florida) soliciting two 8-by-20-foot dump trailers with 25,900 lbs GVWR and telescopic hydraulic rams (ITB 16491, response deadline July 30, 2026, estimated budget $56,000); Sacramento County soliciting one 35-ton capacity detachable gooseneck lowboy equipment trailer with air-ride suspension and flip-tail ramps (RFB 2026RFB0067, deadline August 3, 2026, with 5% local-business preference and mandatory pre-bid meeting); Texas A&M Forest Service seeking up to six 16-foot tandem-axle tractor-transport trailers with electric brakes and deck-over construction (IFB-26-013, deadline July 21, 2026, prices firm for 12 months with extension to joint purchasing inter-agency partners); and DeKalb County Fleet Department requesting 12 walking-floor open refuse transfer trailers (ITB #2026-084, deadline July 20, 2026). Illinois State Police Special Operations Command procured eight 16-foot utility trailers with dual 3,500-pound-rated axles and hitch assemblies (posted February 27, 2026, deadline March 6, 2026). Qualified vendors must typically demonstrate three or more years of experience supplying similar equipment, provide customer references including governmental entities, carry comprehensive liability and workers' compensation insurance, and comply with state certifications (E-Verify, drug-free workplace, non-collusion affidavits, and in some cases HUB or local-preference compliance).