NIGP 44538: Hammers, Mallets, Crow Bars, Pinch Bars, Pry Bars, Ripping Bars, Sledges, Wrecking Bars, All Types

NIGP 44538 Hammers, Mallets, Crow Bars, Pinch Bars, Pry Bars, Ripping Bars, Sledges, Wrecking Bars, All Types is an Item code under which state and local governments buy hand tools and striking implements for facilities maintenance, demolition, and general operations. Based on recent solicitations, the code captures both direct procurement of individual hand tools and the tools embedded within larger demolition, site clearance, and construction service contracts. Issuing bodies span city procurement offices, county governments, state transportation departments, and municipal special-purpose authorities. The City of Philadelphia and Town of Hilton Head Island appear in recent activity; California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners also solicited under or adjacent to this code in the second quarter and third quarter of 2026.

Recent opportunities show two procurement patterns. Direct hand-tool buys appear as micro purchases through municipal eProcurement platforms: the City of Philadelphia issued a hammer tacker quote (B2627188, due May 29, 2026) and a hand tools quote (B2626809, due April 14, 2026), both awarded to the lowest responsive bidder with contract terms of 365 days. Tools also feature prominently in larger demolition and site-clearance RFBs and IFBs, where hammers, pry bars, and striking implements appear as line items or included materials within comprehensive scopes. Caltrans issued IFB 10A2920 for demolition and clearance services in San Joaquin County (due July 30, 2026) and IFPQ 05A2959 for similar services in San Luis Obispo County (due July 1, 2026, SB/DVBE-restricted), both encompassing hazardous material abatement and structural removal where hand tools form part of the contractor-furnished equipment. The Town of Hilton Head Island solicited fencing demolition and replacement (IFB 2026-09, due April 9, 2026) and building demolition (IFB 2026-15, due June 16, 2026), each naming hand tools as furnished contractor items. Geographic activity concentrates in California (Caltrans procurements in San Joaquin and San Luis Obispo counties) and South Carolina (Hilton Head Island municipal procurements), with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County) and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). Competition remains broad, with no dominant repeat vendors named across recent awards.