NIGP 545: Machinery and Hardware, Industrial

NIGP 545 Machinery and Hardware, Industrial is a Class code encompassing the equipment, tools, supplies, and maintenance services state and local governments procure to support fleet operations, water and wastewater treatment, industrial facilities, and specialized construction and manufacturing functions. Recent solicitations show concrete demand for used-oil recycling and disposal, forklift and specialized-equipment repair and maintenance, fleet vehicles and heavy equipment (UTVs, boom lifts, loaders, mowers, trailers), industrial hardware and fasteners, auto and shop consumables, metal fabrication materials, water treatment chemicals and equipment, and sectoral supplies ranging from wood-working materials to organic defoamers. Issuing bodies span county public works departments (Orange County, Hillsborough County), municipal utilities and water agencies (City of Tempe, City of Orem), transportation authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Salt Lake City School District), state environmental and wildlife agencies (California High-Speed Rail Authority, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources), correctional departments (Massachusetts Department of Correction), and specialized districts (Brooklyn Special Service District, Municipal Sewer Authority of New Kensington). Repeat buyers in the data include Orange County, California and Hillsborough County, Florida, both issuing multiple competitive-bid contracts for vehicle and equipment procurement, repair services, and supplies.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (Orange County, Hillsborough County in Florida, and Utah jurisdictions), with additional recent solicitations from Massachusetts, Arizona, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Maryland. Representative recent opportunities include the Massachusetts Department of Correction seeking wood-working supplies, tools, and related maintenance and auxiliary services for its Industries Program under a rolling-enrollment contract with responses due December 7, 2026; Hillsborough County requesting sealed bids for one-time purchase and delivery of various fleet vehicles and equipment (UTVs, articulating boom lifts, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, utility vehicles, rotary-blade mowers, and utility trailers) with bids due October 30, 2026 and an estimated value of $900,500; Orange County, California requesting on-call special event rental equipment (canopies, staging, tables, chairs, linens, sound systems, dance floor sections, and miscellaneous items) with bids due October 23, 2026; and Orange County Transportation Authority requesting bids on miscellaneous auto and shop supplies under a two-year contract with an estimated value of $500,000, bids due September 1, 2026 (a re-solicitation after the original IFB received five bids but was canceled due to bidder pricing errors). The code shows steady activity across both commodity procurement and specialized services-oriented contracts, with most opportunities structured as firm fixed-price or usage-based on-call arrangements over one- to five-year terms.