NIGP 44029: Glass Handling Tools and Equipment

NIGP 44029 Glass Handling Tools And Equipment, an Item code, encompasses automotive glass repair and replacement services and associated materials that state and local governments procure for fleet maintenance and emergency vehicle servicing. State and local buyers under this code contract for curved glass, laminated glass, flat tempered glass, tempered glass, window regulators, and windshields; repair and replacement labor; and related delivery and installation. The purchasing base spans state transportation and public-safety agencies, school districts, and county fleet operations. Issuing bodies range from centralized state procurement offices managing statewide contracts to independent school districts sourcing specialized equipment for vocational and automotive programs. The New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property, represents the larger institutional buyer, while Klein Independent School District in Texas reflects the school-district segment sourcing glass-handling tools and equipment as part of automotive trades and CTE instruction.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in the Northeast and South. New Jersey issued a statewide automotive glass repair and replacement contract (T0084, Bid Solicitation #26DPP01309, due June 24, 2026) covering six service categories across five geographic and facility-based regions—North, Central, South, Central Motor Pool Repair Facility Locations, and New Jersey State Police Repair Facility Locations—with pricing based on percentage discounts from the National Automotive Glass Specification (NAGS) catalog or manufacturer pricing and firm-fixed hourly labor rates. Klein Independent School District in Harris County, Texas issued an RFP (#26-101, due June 5, 2026) for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics resources that included specialized equipment for automotive and transportation programs, with vendors able to bid on one or more instructional categories. The New Jersey procurement carries a partial small-business set-aside requiring a minimum of one small-business awardee per region or agency; Klein ISD does not implement set-asides but encourages HUB, MWBE, and SBE participation. Both solicitations required certification by recognized industry bodies—the National Glass Association or National Windshield Repairers Association for the New Jersey contract, and state and federal compliance documentation for both.