NIGP 55977: Tools, Railroad (Power)

NIGP 55977 Tools, Railroad (Power) is an Item code under which state and local governments solicit maintenance, inspection, and overhaul services for railroad infrastructure and rolling stock — specifically track systems, streetcar trucks, and their associated hydraulic and braking components. The code captures both routine track inspections and condition-based overhauls performed to original equipment manufacturer specifications and intervals. Issuing bodies under this code include city transit authorities and municipal governments with rail assets; recent activity shows Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and the City of Dallas as active buyers of these services.

CATS posted a solicitation in August 2026 (response due October 20, 2026) for overhauls of CATS IV Streetcar trucks, including truck, hydraulic, and braking system work on Siemens equipment at 15-year / 270,000-mile intervals, with low-floor axles and wheelsets serviced at 300,000-mile intervals and journal bearing equipment at 6-year / 310,000-mile intervals. The City of Dallas posted an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity service agreement in October 2026 (due November 13, 2026) for a thirty-six-month term covering track inspections and maintenance and repairs of its railroad spur track system, with services ordered on an as-needed basis. Geographic activity is visible in Texas (Dallas) and North Carolina (Charlotte), with both opportunities open or recently closed in fall 2026.