NIGP 34062: Ladders, Fire

NIGP 34062 Fire Ladders (Item) covers procurement of ladder equipment and testing services for fire departments and emergency response agencies. State and local governments buy ground ladders for apparatus mounting and structural access, ladder testing and inspection services to meet NFPA standards, and replacement ladders for fleet maintenance. Issuing bodies include fire departments operating as independent municipal agencies, county emergency services, and regional fire authorities. Recent solicitations show both capital procurement (new ladder equipment for fire apparatus) and operational services (recurring inspection and testing to maintain compliance with fire-code safety standards).

The Unified Fire Authority (UFA) in Utah issued RFQ 202607 due July 30, 2026, seeking annual testing and pressure-inspection services on approximately 2,700 feet of ground ladders per NFPA 1930 Standard under a three-year contract. The City of Wichita, Kansas issued IFB 260100 due April 24, 2026, for eleven Duo Safety Ladder models ranging from 12 to 35 feet for the Fire Department Operations Division. Bergen County, New Jersey solicited BCBID2616, a multiple-award indefinite-quantity contract commencing June 5, 2026, encompassing ladders within a broader firefighting equipment and rescue tools catalog with a one-year renewal option and cooperative purchasing availability to over 270 members of the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance. Activity is concentrated in the Mountain West and Northeast jurisdictions, with additional mid-market procurement in Kansas; fire departments and county emergency services dominate the issuing-body mix.