NIGP 12081: Reach Stackers and Straddle Carriers, Marine

NIGP 12081 Reach Stackers And Straddle Carriers, Marine, an Item code, encompasses cargo-handling equipment used in port and marine terminal operations. State and local procurement activity under this code is sparse; the available recent opportunity record does not reflect solicitations for marine cargo-handling equipment. The single entry in the current activity dataset is a Sourcewell cooperative RFP (#061626, due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment issued on behalf of Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and numerous other jurisdictions across the United States and Canada — a procurement vehicle and scope entirely outside marine equipment procurement. This mismatch suggests that reach stackers and straddle carriers are not actively solicited through state and local procurement channels at present, or that demand under this code flows through channels not captured in the current opportunity dataset.

Geographic spread and recent activity cannot be characterized from available solicitation data under this code. Firms pursuing marine cargo-handling equipment contracts with state and local government should monitor port authorities, maritime commissions, and regional transit authorities in coastal states and Great Lakes regions, where such equipment is typically deployed. The absence of posted opportunities under NIGP 12081 in the recent record is itself a signal: either the equipment is rarely procured through formal state and local competitive bidding, is sourced through cooperative purchasing agreements with preset rosters not currently open, or falls outside standard government purchasing cycles.