NIGP 55754: Radiators, Heater Cores, etc.

NIGP 55754 Radiators, Heater Cores, Etc. (Item code) covers the furnishing and repair of cooling system components for school buses, transit vehicles, port equipment, and generator packages. State and local governments are buying radiator units, fan shroud assemblies, heater cores, and related thermal-management parts for fleet vehicles and industrial equipment, often paired with installation, warranty, and maintenance services. Recent solicitations reveal work spans both new equipment procurement and rebuild or exchange services integrated into broader fleet maintenance contracts. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts, county transportation departments, county ports, and county general services divisions. Hillsborough County Public Schools, Broward County Transportation Department, Broward County (general port operations), and Dallas County have posted opportunities in the past four months, indicating activity across education, transit, and infrastructure asset management sectors.

Geographic concentration spans Florida (Hillsborough County, Broward County, Miami-Dade area via Port Everglades), Texas (Dallas County), and subordinate operational requirements in those jurisdictions. Representative recent solicitations include Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26286RFQDST (posted September 21, 2026) for school bus air-conditioning maintenance and repair services—including radiator, heater core, and refrigerant system work on Type A and C buses—with a Small Business Encouragement Program requirement directing a minimum 20 percent reinvestment to SBEP-certified Tampa Bay area vendors; Broward County's ITB BLD2131679B1 (posted June 15, 2026) for two Bearward Radiator units for a Paceco Crane at Port Everglades, F.O.B. Destination with delivery within 150 calendar days and a local-business preference; and Broward County Transportation Department's open-end indefinite-quantity contract TRN2132053B1 (posted May 8, 2026) for Cummins engine and chassis system repairs on BCT buses, including cooling-system rebuild and exchange services with extended warranties and response-time guarantees. Dallas County's ITB 2100112 (posted August 4, 2026) for a fan shroud assembly represents minimal scope disclosure in available materials.