NIGP 12030: Canoes and Kayaks

NIGP 12030 Canoes and Kayaks, an Item code, captures paddling craft and related water-sports equipment that state and local governments procure for law enforcement operations, search-and-rescue teams, marine patrol, and parks recreation programs. Recent solicitations show demand concentrated in specialized rescue and emergency-services applications rather than recreational use — equipment is being sourced as part of broader law enforcement or public-safety equipment frames, often bundled with climbing harnesses, rigging hardware, and marine engines rather than paddling craft alone. Issuing bodies span state cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit), county governments (Gwinnett County and Chatham County, Georgia), and special-purpose public-safety departments including fire-and-emergency-services and marine-patrol divisions. The code attracts both direct county procurement offices and cooperative-purchasing intermediaries that consolidate demand across thousands of participating agencies nationwide.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast, with two of three posted opportunities originating from Georgia county governments. Sourcewell's multistate cooperative frame (Solicitation #061626, posted May 12, 2026, RFP due June 16, 2026) represents law enforcement equipment procurement across Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties in Washington, plus jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada; Gwinnett County, Georgia issued an Informal Written Quote for Search and Rescue Team equipment on April 14, 2026 (due April 22, 2026), specifying climbing and rescue gear with brand references to Petzl and CMC; Chatham County, Georgia solicited competitive bids for two Mercury outboard motors for Marine Patrol on March 24, 2026 (due May 4, 2026). No dollar values or set-aside designations appear in the available solicitation materials.