NIGP 07534: Hand Tools, Body Rebuilder's

NIGP 07534 Hand Tools, Body Rebuilder's is an Item code under which state and local governments procure automotive repair and body shop hand tools—including pry bars, hammers, wrenches, saws, screwdrivers, and related implements—for maintenance operations, fleet support, and vocational training programs. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying both general-purpose hand tool assortments and specialized equipment for auto body work. The issuing-body mix includes county boards of commissioners, county maintenance departments, state correctional agencies operating vocational education programs, and school districts. Hillsborough County (Florida) and the School Board of Sarasota County (Florida) appear as recent active buyers in this space.

Activity is concentrated in Florida and Georgia based on recent postings. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITB for ongoing hand tools procurement on June 2, 2026 (bids due June 23, 2026), covering 52 line items with an estimated five-year value of $715,540.41 and delivery to multiple County warehouse locations. The School Board of Sarasota County solicited automotive and light truck repair parts through Bid #26-0124 (due February 12, 2026), establishing discounts off manufacturer list prices across 19 specified manufacturers with F.O.B. delivery to a single transportation garage. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued an RFQ for a resistance spot welder for its Career Technical Education Auto Body Program at Avenal State Prison on June 9, 2026 (quotes due June 22, 2026), targeting vocational training equipment for incarcerated individuals. Worth County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) posted an RFP for a four-post lift with installation on February 9, 2026 (proposals due March 2, 2026), indicating equipment procurement for fleet or maintenance operations.