NIGP 40513: Gas, Natural (incl. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG))

NIGP 40513 Gas, Natural (Including Compressed Natural Gas [CNG]), an Item code, encompasses retail natural gas supply to municipal facilities, school districts, and transit authorities — including commodity procurement, full-requirements service, and specialized fueling infrastructure operation. State and local governments solicit under this code to secure competitive natural gas supply for heating and hot water at administrative and educational campuses, to operate CNG fueling stations that support fleet vehicles, and to procure renewable or liquefied natural gas variants for sustainability initiatives. The issuing bodies span school districts (Fayette County Public Schools, Forsyth County Schools, Murray County Board of Education, Carroll County Schools, Bartow County School System in Georgia, and Newton County School System), county governments (Rockland County and Hillsborough County in Florida, DeKalb County and Bartow County in Georgia), cities (Santa Monica and Olathe), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority and ABQ Ride), and special-purpose districts (Anaheim Union High School District). School districts and county facilities represent the plurality of recent activity, with Georgia school systems appearing in multiple procurements across the second quarter of 2026.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Southwest. Georgia school districts dominate the activity: Fayette County Public Schools (RFQ due June 23, 2026), Forsyth County Schools (RFQ due March 17, 2026), Murray County Board of Education (RFQ due April 13, 2026), Carroll County Schools (RFQ due March 16, 2026), and Bartow County School System (RFB due June 16, 2026 and April 13, 2026) all solicited fixed-price natural gas supply under one-year service periods with renewal options on the Atlanta Gas Light distribution system. County of Rockland (New York) issued a cooperative-purchase RFB for interruptible natural gas to two service accounts (bids due July 29, 2026), while Orange County Transportation Authority (California) solicited CNG fueling station operation and maintenance across three bus bases serving 481 vehicles under a three-year $2.181 million contract (proposals due July 8, 2026). City of Santa Monica sought Renewable Liquid Natural Gas (RLNG) supply for transit (bids due February 27, 2026), Hillsborough County procured natural gas for a water reclamation facility under a five-year contract estimated at $8.946 million (ITB due April 3, 2026), and ABQ Ride requested RIN credit management and RNG procurement services (RFP due March 29, 2026). Compressed gas cylinder refill services for the Illinois Tollway (RFQ due February 20, 2026) and a landfill gas collection system compliance contract for Escambia County (RFP due February 12, 2026) reflect broader facility and infrastructure support uses. Vehicle procurement appears once: City of Olathe solicited two CNG roll-off refuse trucks (IFB due February 27, 2026).