NIGP 52016: Hand Tools, Leather Working

NIGP 52016 Hand Tools, Leather Working is an Item code under which state and local governments procure general-purpose hand tools supplied on an as-needed basis to support ongoing municipal operations and maintenance. Recent solicitations show cities and counties buying standard hand tools by the dozens of line items — shovels, posthole diggers, hammers, axes, rakes, pry bars, wrenches, saws, screwdrivers, brushes, and brooms — typically with exact brand-name and specification requirements. Issuing bodies include city procurement departments and county commissions; both the City of Augusta, Georgia and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners have posted hand-tools contracts in the past four months. Local-vendor preferences and M/WBE compliance requirements appear in the Augusta bid. Contracts are generally non-exclusive, with no minimum order guarantees, allowing jurisdictions to purchase on as-needed basis from a single awarded vendor or to split awards across multiple suppliers.

Georgia and Florida dominate recent activity. The City of Augusta issued ITB 27-001 Hand Tools — Annual Bid on September 10, 2026, covering 39 line items with sealed bids due September 29, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., with a one-year term and four optional one-year renewals; a Local Bidders Preference applies to contracts of $100,000 or less when the lowest local qualified bidder falls within 10 percent or $10,000 (whichever is less) of the lowest non-local bid. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted ITB-26-00285 Hand Tools on June 2, 2026, covering 52 line items with an estimated five-year contract value of $715,540.41 and bids due June 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time; delivery is required within five business days to various County warehouse locations, and the contract permits annual price adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.