NIGP 54523: Impact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)

NIGP 54523 Impact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building), an Item code, covers pneumatic hand tools and striking implements that state and local governments procure for law enforcement, maintenance, construction, and utility operations. The recent solicitation activity shows demand for impact tools and related accessories within broader law enforcement equipment and facility maintenance inventories, where these tools are specified alongside other hand tools and consumables rather than as standalone commodity purchases.

Issuing bodies span cooperative purchasing vehicles, municipal utilities, and county governments. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative purchasing organization, issued RFP #061626 in May 2026 for Law Enforcement Equipment on behalf of participating entities across Washington state (Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County) and numerous other jurisdictions nationwide and in Canada; proposals were due June 16, 2026. The Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in Riverside County, California, issued RFB 3911 in April 2026 for Inventory Tools & Tool Accessories, with bid submission closing April 17, 2026 and contract award scheduled for May 7, 2026 on a five-year term with firm pricing in year one and annual increases capped at three percent. Geographic activity spans the Pacific Northwest and California, with the cooperative procurement structure suggesting broader multistate reach through Sourcewell's participating addendum model.