NIGP 55957: Lubricators, Train Track

NIGP 55957 Lubricators, Train Track is an Item code encompassing lubricant products and lubrication services for rail transit infrastructure and equipment. State and local transit authorities purchase under this code to support streetcar, light rail, and rail fleet maintenance operations — particularly for truck assemblies, axles, wheelsets, and journal bearing systems that require periodic re-lubrication or overhaul to meet original equipment manufacturer maintenance intervals. The work includes both the supply of lubricants meeting OEM specifications and the labor-intensive overhaul services that accompany major maintenance cycles on rail vehicles. Issuing bodies are predominantly regional transit authorities and municipal rail systems responsible for streetcar and light rail fleet upkeep.

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) posted solicitation 26920272117 on August 18, 2026 for CATS IV Streetcar Truck Overhauls with a response date of October 20, 2026. The scope calls for overhauls of Siemens trucks, low-floor axles, wheelsets, and journal bearing equipment at OEM-prescribed intervals (Siemens trucks at 15-year / 270,000-mile intervals; axles and wheelsets at 300,000-mile intervals; journal bearings at 6-year / 310,000-mile intervals), with the selected vendor performing all maintenance to OEM specifications and standards. CATS's internal Reliability, Condition & Maintenance and Rail Inventory departments will coordinate equipment removal, preparation, and transport. Recent activity under this code appears concentrated in transit authorities managing active streetcar or light rail fleets; no other recent opportunities are present in the source.