NIGP 55733: Engine Parts

NIGP 55733 Engine Parts (Item) encompasses discrete engine components and assemblies that state and local governments procure for maintenance, repair, and fleet operations across transit authorities, school districts, and municipal departments. The code captures procurement of valves, filters, mounts, harnesses, brake assemblies, throttle pedals, and other engine-related parts sourced through open-market competitive bids, with recent activity showing short procurement windows (typically three to seven days from posting to due date) and tight fulfillment timelines. Issuing bodies include transit authorities (DART, METRO Harris County, Broward County Transportation), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Parkway School District), county purchasing offices (Dallas County), and municipal departments (City of San Antonio). Broward County Transportation's May 2026 solicitation for Cummins engine and chassis system repair services (indefinite quantity contract, FTA-funded) stands as the most substantive recent opportunity, requiring authorized Cummins service facilities and licensed motor vehicle repair vendors to provide labor, materials, and rebuilt engines with extended warranties at two county facilities. That solicitation mandates 24-hour response times to repair requests, engine replacement within seven business days, and compliance with federal Buy America certifications for purchases exceeding $150,000.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas—Dallas County, Harris County (Houston), and the City of San Antonio—and Florida, with additional school district procurement in Missouri and secondary transit authority activity in South Florida. Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority alone issued multiple component solicitations between late April and early May 2026, including lube oil filters (reference 2098432, due May 8), cartridge desiccant products (reference 2098228, due May 4), engine harnesses for New Flyer Fleet 43 (reference 2098121, due April 30), and valve brake assemblies (reference 2097994, due April 29). The City of San Antonio's annual contract for Cummins engine parts (RFx 6100019297, bids due June 5, 2026, with pre-submittal conference May 26) serves multiple municipal departments through the Solid Waste Management Department's procurement; that solicitation uses the City's SAePS portal with vendor support at (210) 207-0118 or vendors@sanantonio.gov. Hillsborough County Public Schools' school bus air-conditioning maintenance and repair solicitation (RFP 26286RFPDST, due August 5, 2026 for R-134a and R-1234yf refrigerant systems) imposes a Small Business Encouragement Program participation requirement with a minimum 20 percent reinvestment goal for certified small-business subcontractors in the Tampa Bay area and Parkway School District's blanket purchase order for bus and vehicle OEM parts (RFB 26120, due May 19, 2026) includes local vendor preference where quality, price, and delivery are comparable.