NIGP 45068: Rubber (Not Recapping or Tire)(Including Structural Rubber Shapes)

NIGP 45068 Rubber (Not Recapping Or Tire) (Including Structural Rubber Shapes), an Item code, covers custom fabrication, repair, and replacement of marine-grade and structural rubber products for state and local operations. State and local governments procure rubber goods under this code through competitive sealed bidding and cooperative purchasing frameworks, including waterproof canvas articles with rubber components, tarps, boat covers, bimini covers, and marine equipment for harbor patrol and law enforcement support. Issuing bodies include county sheriffs' departments and state purchasing cooperatives aggregating demand from multiple jurisdictions, school districts, and public entities. The County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner, recently solicited repair and replacement services for marine articles in a time-and-material arrangement with two labor-rate tiers, indicating ongoing demand for both new fabrication and in-field maintenance of rubber-backed marine products.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and California. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, posted RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, for law enforcement equipment available to participating entities across Washington state (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties named) and jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada, with proposals due June 16, 2026. The County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner, in California posted an IFB for repair and replacement of canvas and marine articles on March 13, 2026, with a due date of February 6, 2026, offering a five percent preference for County of Orange Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise certified bidders; the contract provides three calendar years of work with potential renewal for two additional one-year terms.