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

NIGP 44552 Pliers, All Kinds (Except Stock Tagging), an Item code, encompasses consumable hand tools procured by state and local governments primarily for maintenance, operational, and emergency-response use. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing pliers as components of broader janitorial and operational supply bundles, as well as within master tool sets for fleet and garage maintenance operations. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners, state transportation and administrative agencies, and institutions of higher education. The work involves supplying new, first-condition pliers meeting specific piece counts and performance standards, often packaged within larger tool kits or consumable supply contracts, with delivery obligations ranging from standard (10 days) to emergency (five business days) timeframes and coordinated distribution to multiple operational sites.

Hillsborough County, Florida, and the State of Texas are the primary recent sources of activity. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB2600319 in July 2026 for janitorial and operational supplies (due July 24, 2026) estimated at $765,679.84 for a one-year term, serving 47 fire stations through the Public Safety Operations Complex in Tampa. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB 304T-26-445A1 through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system for TxDOT and other state agencies and higher-education institutions, with responses due June 11, 2026; this procurement specified pliers as a component within master tool sets requiring a minimum of 27 pieces alongside broader hand-tool and power-tool line items, with initial contract terms through July 31, 2027, and renewal options extending to July 31, 2030.