NIGP 105: Bearings (see Class 060 for Wheel Bearings)

NIGP 105 Bearings (See Class 060 For Wheel Bearings), a Class code, covers mechanical bearings and related components that state and local governments procure as maintenance repair and operating (MRO) supplies for fleet, facilities, and infrastructure maintenance. The City of Dallas posted an IFB on March 12, 2026, for bearing supply (excluding wheel bearings and seals) with delivery to a logistics facility and a March 19, 2026, deadline; all items required new, unopened packaging with firm pricing valid 30 days and one-year warranty. State and local buyers under this code span city procurement offices, transportation authorities, county facilities departments, and municipal departments responsible for vehicle and equipment maintenance across water infrastructure, electrical systems, HVAC, and general mechanical operations. The Dallas solicitation exemplifies the concrete scope: suppliers furnish replacement bearings on an as-needed basis to support preventive and corrective maintenance across multiple operational units and service categories, with pricing structured as itemized quotes on FOB delivery basis and vendors disqualified for collusion, financial instability, or failure to maintain timely delivery and quality standards.

Recent activity under NIGP 105 remains limited to the Dallas bearing procurement. The source identifies no other recent state or local IFBs, RFQs, or RFPs naming bearings or bearing supply as a primary procurement focus. The Dallas opportunity represents the only concrete solicitation under this specific code tier in the dataset; the source includes numerous MRO-category opportunities (Milpitas blanket purchase orders for maintenance supplies, Orange County Transportation Authority auto and shop supplies) that reference bearings only as subordinate line items within broader supply categories rather than as dedicated procurements. Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas (Dallas) based on the named solicitation. Vendors pursuing this code should monitor Texas municipalities and county facilities departments for as-needed bearing supply buys, typically structured as informal solicitations or blanket purchase agreements with firm pricing, warranty coverage, and tight submission windows of one week or less.