NIGP 45034: Garbage Cans, Containers and Racks

NIGP 45034 Garbage Cans, Containers And Racks, an Item code, covers trash and recycling receptacles in a wide variety of materials, capacities, and configurations that state and local governments buy for municipal, transit, airport, educational, and service facility operations. Recent solicitations show purchasing across single and dual compartment bins, roll-out carts, front-loading dumpsters, stationary compactors, and specialized containers for biomedical or regulated waste, with prices ranging from low-five-figures for unit supplies to six-figure contracts for multi-facility collection and disposal services bundled with container supply. Issuing bodies span city procurement departments (Wichita, Austin, Tampa, Philadelphia, Long Beach, Tempe, Valdosta), county governments (Glynn County Georgia, Marion County Florida, Sarasota County), regional transit and airport authorities (Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey), community colleges (Salt Lake Community College, Holyoke Community College), and state environmental agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Maryland Environmental Service). Cities and counties are the most frequent solicitors, with transit authorities and special districts appearing regularly. Local-vendor preferences and small business set-asides appear in several recent procurements—Austin applies Local Business and Small Business discounts of 3–5 percent depending on contract size; Wichita includes a local-vendor preference tied to same-day service response; Philadelphia offers a 10 percent Local Business Entity preference; and Fort Worth operates under a Small Business Program. Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as H-GAC (Houston-Galveston Area Council) and Sourcewell also issue containers solicitations on behalf of multiple jurisdictions.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (Wichita, Austin, Fort Worth, HHSC), Florida (Tampa, Marion County, Orlando Aviation Authority, Sarasota County), and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast (Philadelphia, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Maryland). Representative opportunities include the City of Wichita RFB #260146 (October 23, 2026 deadline) seeking trash and recycling services and containers across transit, police, and library departments with local-vendor preference and FTA compliance clauses; the City of Austin IFB 1500 MHR1018 (October 8, 2026 deadline) for single and dual receptacles with keyed locks and RFID tracking, including Local Business and Small Business discounts and an estimated annual volume of 50 units each for receptacles and replacement parts; the City of Tampa Intent to Single Source (September 25, 2026 posting) for proprietary metroSTOR containers and the metroKEY monitoring platform for solid waste operations; the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Solicitation #6000003327 (May 21, 2026 deadline) for a two-year requirements contract to supply waste and recycling bins to warehouses and airports in New York and New Jersey; and Glynn County Georgia IFB27-006 (October 28, 2026 deadline) for solid waste and recycling collection services across unincorporated mainland and islands, including curbside pickup, drop-off centers, and bulk goods collection. Sole-source and single-source awards for proprietary products (metroSTOR, Audubon DeepStream Designs 21-gallon bins, Cram-A-Lot compactors) occur when jurisdictions standardize on specific equipment already installed or require design matching for aesthetic consistency. Notice types include IFB, RFB, RFP, RFQ, and ITB; response windows typically range from two to six weeks.