NIGP 54506: Chain Hoists and Cable Lifts

NIGP 54506 Chain Hoists and Cable Lifts, an Item code, covers the procurement of electric-powered hoist systems with wire rope construction, trolleys, and associated rigging equipment that state and local governments purchase for material handling, lifting, and positioning work at facilities and event venues. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers acquiring turnkey hoist and trolley replacement systems with specific capacity and speed requirements, individual hoist components such as motors and connectors, large lifting hooks for chain assemblies, and overhead crane inspection and repair services that support installed hoist and crane infrastructure. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Agriculture), county governments (Orange County Florida, Gwinnett County Georgia, Riverside County California via Eastern Municipal Water District), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington state counties and national public entities). Work spans installation of dual-speed electric wire rope hoists with 3-ton-plus capacity at fixed locations, procurement of hoist bodies and motor components for convention center rigging, lifting hooks for water resource operations, and periodic inspection and repair of overhead cranes at water treatment and operations facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, Florida, and Georgia, with cooperative purchasing extending national reach through Sourcewell. Representative solicitations include Texas Department of Agriculture IFB 5510001112 for hoist and trolley replacement at the TDA Metrology Laboratory in Giddings with bids due July 17, 2026, requiring 26% HUB subcontracting participation and compliance with state DEI and federal Executive Order restrictions; Orange County Florida IFB Y26-605 for 150 units each of rigging motors, connectors, and motor chain bags for convention center operations with March 5, 2026 deadline (posted April 17 with a prior deadline); Eastern Municipal Water District RFP 3915 for quarterly, annual, and quadrennial inspections and repairs of 48 overhead cranes across 19 facilities in Riverside County with proposals due April 9, 2026, requiring C-10 and D-21 California Contractors licenses and five years of certified crane inspection experience; and Gwinnett County IWQ 128183 for 125 Gunnebo lifting hooks due April 3, 2026. Sourcewell RFP 061626 (due June 16, 2026) establishes a cooperative contracting vehicle for law enforcement equipment available to thousands of public entities nationwide.