NIGP 55845: Passenger Cars, Light (Non-Powered)

NIGP 55845 Passenger Cars, Light (Non-Powered), an Item code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity posted under this NIGP category. The recent solicitation record shows the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) issued a Request for Information on February 23, 2026, for bi-level commuter rail coach and cab cars — a heavy rail transit asset that falls outside the scope of light passenger vehicles. This mismatch suggests either a data-classification error in the source material or that the NIGP taxonomy has become misaligned with actual transit procurement practice. The SFRTA opportunity itself is substantial: a base procurement of six cab cars and twelve coach cars with an option for nine additional cab cars and twenty-four coach cars, totaling fifty-one vehicles to replace aging 1987 UTDC/Bombardier equipment. Deliveries are scheduled to begin forty-eight months after Notice to Proceed, with subsequent monthly installments of one cab and two coach cars through month sixty. The procurement requires compliance with 49 CFR Part 238 Tier I standards, FTA regulations, ADA accessibility, and compatibility with SFRTA's existing EMD and Brookville locomotive fleet as well as interoperation capability with Amtrak and CSX freight services. Manufacturers must demonstrate prior revenue service in North American commuter rail and successful delivery performance on FTA-funded programs.

The source material provides no other recent opportunities under NIGP 55845 from state or local issuing bodies. The secondary opportunity cited in the record — a road resurfacing project for Marion County, Florida — falls entirely outside this commodity code. Without additional recent solicitations or contract awards documented under the code, the geographic spread and current market activity cannot be characterized from the source provided.