NIGP 55775: Transmissions, Complete

NIGP 55775 Transmissions, Complete (Item) encompasses repair, rebuild, exchange, and maintenance services on transmissions and related drivetrain components used in transit fleet vehicles and municipal utility equipment. State and local governments buy this work primarily through motor vehicle repair vendors authorized to service heavy-duty transmissions in buses and transit systems, with scope extending to ancillary chassis repairs including drive axles, brakes, steering, suspension, and related systems that interface with transmission operation. Issuing bodies include transit authorities, county transportation departments, and municipal utility services. Broward County Transportation Department and Columbus Consolidated Government (METRA Transit System) are active recent buyers; qualification requirements typically mandate minimum experience in medium or heavy truck chassis repair, current motor vehicle repair shop registration or licensing in the jurisdictional state, and facility location within the service area with no subcontracting permitted.

Recent solicitations span Florida and Georgia. Broward County Transportation Department issued an open-end indefinite quantity contract (Solicitation TRN2132053B1, due June 1, 2026) for Cummins engine and B400R/chassis system repair services across a bus fleet manufactured between 2009 and 2022, requiring 24-hour response times to repair requests, two-business-day estimates, and three-to-seven-day completion timelines with ISO 9001:2015 dyno testing and extended warranties up to five years or 300,000 miles; work is performed at two Broward County facilities (Copans Road in Pompano Beach and Ravenswood Road in Dania Beach). Columbus Consolidated Government issued RFB 26_0031 (due March 4, 2026) for B400R transmission rebuild services on an as-needed basis for METRA Transit System with flexibility to add services as new vehicles enter the fleet. Federal Transit Administration funding triggers Buy America certifications, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, and debarment certifications; Broward County requires general liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence minimum) and Level 1 background checks for contractor badge access.