NIGP 44595: Recycled Hand Tools

NIGP 44595 Recycled Hand Tools, an Item code, encompasses the supply of remanufactured or reconditioned hand tools that state and local governments procure on an as-needed basis for maintenance, construction, and grounds-keeping operations. Based on recent solicitation activity, the code covers a wide range of manual implements — shovels, posthole diggers, pitch forks, hammers, axes, rakes, brooms, files, saws, gas cans, and related consumables — typically specified by brand name and functional requirement rather than recycled-content mandate. City procurement offices appear to be the primary issuing body under this code, driven by budget constraints and operational needs for routine tool replacement and replenishment.

The City of Augusta, Georgia issued an Invitation for Bid (ITB 27-001) on September 10, 2026, closing September 29, 2026, for an annual hand tools supply contract covering 39 line items with a one-year initial term and four optional one-year renewal periods. The solicitation imposed a Local Bidders Preference for projects of $100,000 or less and required M/WBE Program compliance, with delivery required within 60 days of purchase order receipt and fixed pricing throughout the contract year subject to escalation requests capped at three percent per item at renewal. Bidders were required to submit specification sheets, catalog pages, or samples demonstrating product quality and comparability to brand name references, with sealed bids due both in-person and virtually via Microsoft Teams at the Procurement Department in Augusta.