NIGP 34021: Fire Emergency Access and Rapid Entry Equipment

NIGP 34021 Fire Emergency Access and Rapid Entry Equipment, Item tier, covers powered extrication tools, forcible entry equipment, rescue saws, spreaders, cutters, combo tools, rams, battery systems, and related rapid-entry hardware that state and local fire departments and emergency services procure to outfit apparatus and support rescue operations. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying complete extrication tool kits with battery systems and chargers, individual powered devices, hand tools for forced entry, equipment maintenance and support services, and in some cases integration with broader firefighting supply contracts that span detection gear, hose systems, and SCBA systems. Issuing bodies include county commissions and boards (Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Butts County, Collier County in Georgia and Florida), city procurement offices (South Fulton, Georgia; Philadelphia), school districts (Pinellas County, Bibb County in Florida and Georgia), special-purpose purchasing authorities (Bergen County, New Jersey), and county emergency management divisions. County boards of commissioners and county fire departments appear as repeat buyers across multiple recent solicitations.

Procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with recent opportunities also in New Jersey. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' sealed-bid IFB for extrication equipment (battery-operated cutters, spreaders, combo tools, and rams with training and loaner services required; bids due June 11, 2026); Fulton County, Georgia's IFB for fire and rescue tools, SCBA systems, and maintenance services across six equipment groups (bids due July 28, 2026); Bergen County, New Jersey's multiple-award catalog contract for firefighting equipment and rescue tools with fourteen-day delivery and pricing structured as percentage markups over manufacturer suggested retail price (bids due March 11, 2026); and Butts County, Georgia's ITB for pumper truck equipment including extrication tools and forcible entry gear (bids due April 9, 2026). Contracts typically include compliance with NFPA 1936, NFPA 72, and OSHA standards; NICET certification requirements for service technicians; annual and optional multi-year renewal terms; and mandatory insurance including general liability of $1–2 million and workers' compensation at statutory limits.