NIGP 31241: Environmental Control Systems for Cargo Containers, etc.

NIGP 31241 Environmental Control Systems For Cargo Containers, Etc., Item, covers the procurement of open-top roll-off metal containers and related container services that state and local governments use for solid waste management and recycling operations. State and local issuing bodies purchase containers in multiple cubic-yard sizes (typically 20, 30, and 40 cubic yards) constructed to specification with welded steel construction, specialized flooring and door hardware, and durable industrial finishes. Solicitations also include container hauling and transportation services—grapple and roll-off pickup, delivery, and logistics between municipal waste facilities and convenience centers. Buyers include city solid waste departments and county environmental services divisions across Florida; both the City of Leesburg and Clay County Board of County Commissioners have posted solicitations in the past two months. Issuing bodies typically enforce substantial vendor qualifications, including three to five years of prior business operation in similar work, E-Verify registration, and Commercial General Liability insurance minimums of $1 million to $2 million. Container specifications demand continuous welding, gauge requirements for sides and flooring, and industrial paint standards; service contracts mandate performance windows, haul-frequency requirements, and self-performance thresholds (such as 40 percent of work performed by the contractor directly).

Recent activity centers in Florida. The City of Leesburg posted IFB 26-007-HG on September 28, 2026, seeking to procure 32 open-top roll-off containers (8 units each in 10, 20, 30, and 40 cubic-yard sizes) with a bid deadline of January 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., and a one-year term plus four optional one-year renewals. Clay County Board of County Commissioners posted a grapple and roll-off container service bid (Solicitation 2526110) on August 17, 2026, for exclusive pickup and transportation across four Environmental Convenience Centers and the Rosemary Hill Solid Waste Management Facility, with service commencing October 1, 2026, and an initial three-year term plus two optional one-year renewals; the bid deadline was September 3, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., with a mandatory pre-bid meeting on August 21, 2026. Both solicitations are ITBs (Invitations for Bid) with low-bid award criteria and no stated set-asides.