NIGP 44587: Upholstery Tools

NIGP 44587 Upholstery Tools, an Item code, encompasses vehicle upholstery repair and reupholstery services for fleet maintenance — work state and local governments solicit when their vehicle inventories require fabric or vinyl replacement, patching, or restoration. Government buyers under this code contract with shops to perform labor-intensive automotive upholstery work on a per-job or as-needed basis, typically at the contractor's facility, with pricing structured around hourly labor rates, material markups, and transportation fees. Sacramento County is the identified recent issuing body, reflecting activity in county fleet management operations that feed into broader cooperative purchasing arrangements.

Sacramento County posted RFB 2026RFB0013 on July 16, 2026, seeking vehicle upholstery repair services with a March 27, 2026 bid submission deadline (note: the due date precedes the posted date in the source record). The contract carries a maximum value of $84,000 over an initial 12-month term, renewable for up to four additional one-year periods, with no guaranteed minimum purchase volume. Work must be performed within 30 days of request at a contractor facility located within one hour of Sacramento County Fleet Services; bidders must carry $2,000,000 general liability, $1,000,000 commercial auto liability, and garagekeepers insurance. The contract is available to participating members of the Sacramento County Procurement Alliance (SCOPA), a cooperative purchasing vehicle that extends contract access to other governmental, educational, and nonprofit entities. Local business preference (5%) and micro-business preference (2%) apply to award scoring for Sacramento County-certified vendors meeting residency and operational criteria. No recent opportunities beyond this single Sacramento County solicitation appear in the source material.