NIGP 12057: Motors, Marine, Electric

NIGP 12057 Motors, Marine, Electric is an Item code under which state and local governments procure electric motors and marine propulsion systems for operational, infrastructure, and public-safety applications. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing electric motors for airport baggage and air-handling systems under long-term supply contracts; outboard motors for marine patrol and law-enforcement operations; complete marine patrol boat packages including vessels, motors, and trailers; and marine infrastructure improvements involving boat ramp and marina construction. The issuing-body mix includes county boards of commissioners, county sheriff's departments, county port authorities, county purchasing offices, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions. These buyers range from small rural counties to major metropolitan port authorities managing high-volume commercial or operational infrastructure.

Recent activity spans Florida, Georgia, Washington, and Minnesota. Representative opportunities include Lee County Port Authority's RFB 26-0025BW for Baldor electric motors to supply Southwest Florida International Airport's baggage handling system (approximately 800 motors across three miles of conveyor belts, processing roughly three million bags annually), posted April 24, 2026, with bids due April 20, 2026, on a three-year initial term with two optional two-year renewal periods; Chatham County, Georgia's solicitation 26-0038-4 for two Mercury outboard motors for Marine Patrol, posted March 24, 2026, with bids due May 4, 2026; Galveston County's RFP for two complete marine patrol boat packages (vessel, motor, and trailer), posted June 4, 2026, with proposals due July 2, 2026; and Sourcewell's RFP 061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, posted May 12, 2026, with proposals due June 16, 2026, on behalf of Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and other participating entities across the United States and Canada.