NIGP 44552: Pliers, All Kinds (Except Stock Tagging)

NIGP 44552 Pliers, All Kinds (Except Stock Tagging), an Item code, encompasses hand tools that state and local governments procure as consumable supplies for fleet maintenance, fire service operations, and general facility upkeep. Recent solicitations show that this code captures pliers within larger assemblies of professional-grade mechanic tools and janitorial consumable packages acquired on an as-needed basis. State and local buyers include county boards of commissioners, state transportation departments, and fire rescue services, which source these items through both direct procurement and cooperative purchasing systems. Pliers appear as line-item components within master tool sets for fleet maintenance operations and as part of broader operational supply contracts serving emergency response and transportation infrastructure.

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (procuring on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation and other state agencies) have posted recent opportunities. The Hillsborough County ITB2600319, posted July 7, 2026 with bids due July 24, 2026, solicits consumable janitorial and operational supplies estimated at $765,679.84 annually for the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department across 47 fire stations. The Texas Comptroller Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-445A1, posted June 11, 2026 with responses due the same day, procures master tool sets and individual tools through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative system; the master tool sets include a minimum of 27 pliers among more than 1,150 total hand tool pieces designed for garage and fleet maintenance operations. The Texas procurement runs through July 31, 2027 with four renewal options extending through July 31, 2030. Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with participation available to other state agencies and institutions of higher education through cooperative purchasing vehicles.