NIGP 55785: Wheels, Parts, and Accessories

NIGP 55785 Wheels, Parts, and Accessories, an Item code, encompasses tires, tire leasing services, wheels, connections, and component parts for transit fleets, school buses, and municipal vehicle inventories. State and local buying under this code ranges from single-commodity procurements (steel wheels, individual tire contracts) to comprehensive annual parts catalogs supporting diverse fleet compositions. Issuing bodies include county transportation departments, independent school districts, and municipal transit authorities; Hillsborough County, Rockwood School District (Missouri), and the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia (METRA) represent recent buyers across different jurisdictions and fleet types.

Recent opportunities reflect two purchasing patterns: discrete component buys and broad service agreements. Hillsborough County issued IFB 26P00431 (due July 8, 2026) for WWC Cues steel wheels and connections with no substitutions permitted, delivery to a single Florida location. The Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia, Department of Transportation solicited RFB 26-0034 (due April 14, 2026) for tire leasing services supporting a 48-vehicle METRA transit fleet across multiple tire sizes, quoted on a per-tire-mile basis over three years with federal FTA compliance and DBE participation requirements. Rockwood School District (Missouri) issued RFB 2614202 (due April 9, 2026) for bus and fleet vehicle parts spanning the 2026–2027 fiscal year, covering school buses (Bluebird and All American models), vans, trucks, and light-duty vehicles from model years 2003–2026, with unit pricing, lead times, and fixed rates through June 30, 2027. Geographic activity spans Florida, Georgia, and Missouri; activity under this code appears episodic rather than continuous, driven by fleet maintenance and replacement cycles.