NIGP 10021: Freight and Cargo Containers (Shipping) (see Class 640 for Boxes)

NIGP 10021 Freight and Cargo Containers (Shipping), an Item code, covers the purchase and rental of shipping containers—primarily 20-foot and 40-foot Conex or sea box units in standard and high-cube configurations—that state and local governments deploy for storage, office conversion, refrigerated applications, and specialized field use. Recent solicitations show cities, counties, and state departments procuring new single-trip containers, used containers, office-equipped variants with HVAC and utilities, and refrigerated units, typically on a one-time or annual requirements basis with delivered pricing FOB destination.

Issuing bodies span city procurement offices (Philadelphia, Houston, Tampa, Fort Worth, Dallas), county government (Hillsborough County, San Mateo County), state departments (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Florida Department of Transportation), and special-purpose entities (San Mateo County Parks Department). Cities including Philadelphia have posted multiple micro-purchase solicitations under this code in recent months, signaling active ongoing demand. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (state procurement, TxDOT, TDCJ), Florida (FDOT, Tampa, Fort Worth area), and California (San Mateo County), with additional recent solicitations from Pennsylvania and Michigan. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Philadelphia's July 2026 RFQ for a 40-foot high-cube storage container (Solicitation B2727560, due July 21, 2026, $45,000 ceiling); San Mateo County Parks Department's July 2026 Informal RFP for three 20-foot containers (2026RFPINFORMAL00582, due July 2, 2026, with 5–10% local and small-business preference); the State of Texas Comptroller's July 2026 IFB for new and used containers in multiple sizes with optional add-ons (304T-26-100A1, due July 23, 2026, statewide delivery); and Hillsborough County's May 2026 ITB for a two-year shipping-container supply contract estimated at $146,685.00 (ITB-26-00247, due May 15, 2026, serving county fire stations on an as-needed basis).