NIGP 54595: Recycled Machinery and Hardware, Industrial

NIGP 54595 Recycled Machinery and Hardware, Industrial (Item) is being solicited by state and local governments primarily for law enforcement equipment procurement and materials recovery facility inspection and maintenance services. The code captures equipment and machinery used in specialized government operations, with recent activity showing state and local governments establishing contracting solutions through cooperative purchasing frameworks and direct service procurements. Issuing bodies range from multi-county cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit) to individual city departments, with the City of Phoenix Public Works Department among recent solicitors. The geographic spread includes activity in Washington state counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties) participating in cooperative procurement, Arizona, and broader multi-jurisdictional coverage through state-level cooperative agreements serving thousands of governmental agencies, school districts, and public entities across the United States and Canada.

Recent representative opportunities include Sourcewell RFP #061626, posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, establishing a law enforcement equipment contracting solution for participating entities across multiple states and Canada through a cooperative purchasing framework; and the City of Phoenix RFP27SW009, posted February 26, 2026 with an April 1, 2026 response deadline, seeking a qualified consultant for a three-year initial contract (with two optional one-year extensions) to conduct annual quality control inspections and maintenance evaluations at two materials recovery facilities (27th Avenue MRF and North Gateway MRF), with mandatory site visits scheduled for March 6, 2026. The Phoenix solicitation required five years minimum business experience in single-stream recycling systems and equipment inspections, $2 million general liability insurance, and evaluated proposals on qualifications and experience (375 points), method of approach (300 points), reference checks (225 points), and pricing (100 points).