NIGP 28712: Batteries and Hardware for Electronic Equipment (Including Recycled Types)

NIGP 28712 Batteries and Hardware for Electronic Equipment (Including Recycled Types), an Item code, covers procurement of battery systems, battery components, and associated hardware that state and local governments source for fleet operations, emergency equipment, renewable-energy infrastructure, and recycling programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring vehicle batteries for fleet maintenance, energy storage systems for solar installations, battery back-up units for contingency operations, rechargeable industrial batteries, and end-of-life electronics containing batteries destined for recycling or material recovery. School districts, transit authorities, county waste departments, and municipal utilities dominate recent activity, with issuing bodies ranging from major metropolitan school systems to regional waste authorities managing material recovery operations. The scope reflects dual procurement streams: forward-purchase batteries and hardware for active use, and reverse-logistics procurement where counties and municipalities solicit vendors to remove and process recycled batteries and electronics from landfills and municipal facilities.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Texas, and Utah. The City of Augusta, Georgia issued ITB 27-075 (due September 22, 2026) seeking electronic waste disposal and recycling services including battery recovery and transportation from a municipal solid waste facility. Salt Lake City School District posted IFB TB2711SM (due September 23, 2026) for 2,537 solar photovoltaic modules with integrated battery-compatible specifications across four school sites. Escambia County Department of Waste Services in Florida issued paired ITBs (PD2526102, due August 6, 2026, and PD2526104, due August 17, 2026) requesting vendors to purchase scrap metals, end-of-life electronics, and lead-acid batteries from Perdido Landfill on a recurring basis. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority solicited Battery 1 Cell 685AH units (item 2099270, due May 22, 2026) for transit fleet applications, and the County of Orange, California issued IFB-080-2909801-RN (due March 25, 2026) for vehicle batteries and supplies across fleet maintenance operations with a five-year term and $250,000 ceiling. The City of Tampa, Florida requested 400 PowerSonic rechargeable batteries (RFQ 26-P-00296, due May 12, 2026) for departmental use.