NIGP 55765: Steering Components and Parts

NIGP 55765 Steering Components And Parts (Item) encompasses replacement and service parts for vehicle steering systems that state and local transit authorities, school districts, and municipal agencies procure for fleet maintenance and repair operations. Solicitations under this code call for power steering pumps, steering column assemblies, link drag power steering components, and related OEM replacement parts supplied on blanket purchase order frameworks with as-needed delivery. Issuing bodies include transit authorities operating regional bus fleets, school districts managing transportation assets, and municipal procurement offices. Vendors typically compete on a lowest-or-best-bid basis and must maintain adequate inventory, demonstrate ability to source unavailable parts within two to three days, carry professional liability and worker compensation insurance, and comply with standard commercial warranty and equal employment opportunity requirements. Payment terms run 30 days from invoice or order receipt.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) in Texas has posted multiple steering component solicitations in recent weeks, including link drag power steering (posted May 11, 2026, due May 14, 2026) and steering column assemblies (posted May 5, 2026, due May 8, 2026), both issued through Dallas County as a standard purchase order framework. Parkway School District in Missouri issued a Request for Bid for bus and vehicle OEM parts and service (posted May 5, 2026, due May 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST) seeking qualified local distributors for blanket purchase orders covering steering and other OEM replacement parts, with bid opening scheduled for May 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST via Google Meet and award notification on June 11, 2026. DART also solicited a power steering pump (posted April 26, 2026, due April 30, 2026). Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Missouri, with the most visible repeat buyer being DART, which operates recurring individual component purchase orders under standing terms and conditions. No specific budget values, incumbent vendors, or disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides are disclosed in the source materials.