NIGP 318: Fare Collection Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 318 Fare Collection Equipment and Supplies, a Class code, encompasses the physical and consumable assets transit authorities and other public agencies deploy to collect, process, and account for fare revenue—including ticket stock, passes, fare boxes, collection systems, and related supplies. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations directly for fare collection equipment, passes, or ticket dispensing systems under NIGP 318; the only fare-adjacent record is Dallas Area Rapid Transit's July 2026 bid for fairbox ticket stock, which represents a narrow slice of the broader code's scope. State and local procurement activity under this code draws issuing bodies primarily from transit authorities and regional transit systems, alongside occasional purchasing from school districts and municipalities that operate bus or shuttle fleets. The geographic spread of recent activity remains limited in the source material, with Dallas Area Rapid Transit the sole named transit buyer pursuing fare collection supplies.

The source provides insufficient recent-opportunity data to characterize current market activity or workload across NIGP 318. The single farebox-ticket-stock solicitation from DART (RFQ 2099882, bid due July 24, 2026) offers minimal detail beyond Bonfire registration and Statement of Work compliance; no contract value, specifications, or vendor list appears. Given the narrow window of available records, readers should treat current visibility under this code as limited. Practitioners seeking to build market position should monitor transit authority procurement calendars in major metropolitan regions (Dallas-Fort Worth, Florida, and other urban corridors with active regional transit systems) and consider pre-bid registration with key issuers such as DART, Sarasota County Transit, and other systems likely to refresh fare collection equipment and supplies on multi-year cycles.