NIGP 11022: Conveyor and Elevator: Neoprene, Plastic, and Rubber

NIGP 11022 Conveyor and Elevator: Neoprene, Plastic, and Rubber is an Item code under which state and local governments procure modernization, maintenance, and repair services for elevators, escalators, and vertical conveyance systems at municipal and county facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers are investing in in-truss modernization of multi-unit escalator banks, complete elevator system replacements in courthouses and municipal buildings, and comprehensive preventive maintenance and repair contracts covering elevator fleets across city properties. The issuing bodies are county engineering departments, city water services and facilities departments, and municipal procurement offices. Harris County Office of County Engineer and the City of Tucson appear as repeat procurers under this code.

Harris County Office of County Engineer is soliciting proposals for modernization of six KONE escalators at the Civil Courthouse (201 Caroline Street, Houston, Texas) with an estimated budget of $2.5 million and proposals due November 9, 2026, alongside a separate bid for turnkey modernization of one hydraulic elevator at Annex 9 Courthouse with an estimated budget of $275,000 and the same response date. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB-25-0748) on September 24, 2026, for an eight-year conveyor system equipment contract with response deadline May 23, 2025, requiring authorized distributors with minimum five years of conveyor belts experience and compliance with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements. The City of Tucson solicited proposals on June 15, 2026, for an annual requirements contract covering preventive maintenance and repair of approximately 47 vertical conveyance units across city facilities, with proposals due July 7, 2026, a pre-submittal meeting June 25, 2026, federal Section 3 and DBE compliance requirements, and prevailing wage obligations. Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Arizona, with secondary activity in the Southwest region.