NIGP 55640: Coach, Transit (Mini) Handicapped

NIGP 55640 Coach, Transit (Mini) Handicapped, an Item code, covers paratransit and demand-response vehicles designed to serve elderly riders and people with disabilities, with recent solicitations seeking low-floor minibuses equipped with wheelchair ramps, ADA-compliant accessibility features, and customizations such as interior handrails, secure storage for mobility aids, and enhanced durability for high-mileage daily operation. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include municipal transit authorities, community college districts seeking group transportation, and special-purpose districts managing demand-response paratransit services; the City of Arlington's Handitran program and Collin County Community College District represent recent active buyers in the Texas market.

The City of Arlington, Texas issued RFP 26-0185 in April 2026, seeking up to four replacement transit vehicles and a portable EV charging solution for its Handitran paratransit service, with proposals due May 28, 2026; vehicles must feature low-floor design with ramp access, handle 130+ miles daily operation, and meet 49 CFR Part 38 ADA requirements, evaluated on a 100-point scale weighting technical compliance (30 points), experience (15 points), delivery and warranty (15 points), and pricing (40 points), with pre-proposal meeting scheduled May 7, 2026, question deadline May 11, 2026, and addenda by May 14, 2026. Collin County Community College District issued ITB FY2024-ITB-026 for charter bus services with a three-year term from August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2027, requiring buses no more than eight years old with Wi-Fi and air conditioning, with an estimated three-year budget of $250,000, though the response deadline of May 14, 2024, has passed. Geographic activity centers on Texas, with broader cooperative purchasing availability through Sourcewell's multi-state master agreement vehicle (RFP #100626, due October 6, 2026) for rural healthcare and service innovation, which makes resulting agreements available to eligible state governments, political subdivisions, school districts, counties, and cities across participating jurisdictions.