NIGP 54541: Machine Work Station Center and Components (incl. Tool Changing, Transfer, and Way-Type Machines)

NIGP 54541 Machine Work Station Center And Components (Incl. Tool Changing, Transfer, And Way-Type Machines), an Item code, covers the procurement of CNC and wire electrical discharge machinery, milling centers, robotics equipment, and associated tooling and accessories that state and local governments buy for educational, technical, and operational programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring standalone CNC lathes and machining centers, Wire EDM equipment for precision machining training programs, robotics milling systems for secondary education, and related transformers and tooling packages. The issuing bodies include higher education institutions (Texas A&M University System, Texas State Technical College), K-12 school districts (Seminole County Schools, Florida), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell). One Sourcewell RFP establishes a cooperative contracting vehicle for law enforcement equipment procurement available to thousands of participating governmental agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and public entities across the United States and Canada, indicating the code's reach extends well beyond traditional equipment purchases into specialized agency and educational applications.

Texas and Florida dominate recent activity. Texas A&M University System issued two ITBs for CNC equipment and a CNC lathe and machining center (ITB TAMUS-ITB-26-0542 and ITB TAMUS-ITB-26-0540, both posted July 2026 with submission deadlines in July 2026); Texas State Technical College issued an RFP for Wire EDM machines and transformers (RFP-315, March 2026, with an anticipated value exceeding $100,000 and mandatory subcontracting plan requirement); and Seminole County Schools, Florida posted a notice of intent to sole source Levil EDU RoboMill and FANUC robotics equipment from DC Jaeger Corporation for approximately $136,572.13 (posted February 2026, response due February 20, 2026). All three states use centralized procurement portals — AggieBid for Texas A&M, Jaggaer/Rsolution for TSTC, and VendorLink for Seminole County — and enforce electronic submission. The Sourcewell cooperative (State of Minnesota local government unit) issued RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment (posted May 2026, due June 16, 2026), covering Washington state jurisdictions (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties) and participating entities nationwide.