NIGP 55994: Windshield Wipers, Parts and Accessories

NIGP 55994 Windshield Wipers, Parts And Accessories, an Item code, encompasses transit-authority procurement of vehicle glass, electrical modules, hydraulic and braking components, and specialized transit-equipment parts driven primarily by fleet maintenance and overhaul cycles rather than windshield wipers themselves. State and local governments buy under this code most visibly through transit authorities soliciting replacement or upgrade parts for buses, streetcars, and rail vehicles—items including featured windshield glass, vehicle control unit modules, knife switches, remote-filler spouts, and flood-covering materials. The issuing bodies are exclusively regional transit authorities, with Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) dominating recent activity through multiple purchase-order solicitations across the period June through October 2026.

Recent opportunities center in Texas, with DART posting six solicitations between June 24 and October 20, 2026 for modules, electrical components, windshield glass, and vehicle systems parts, and Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) posting an RFP on August 18, 2026 (due October 20, 2026) for CATS IV Streetcar Truck Overhauls encompassing truck, hydraulic, and braking system overhauls to OEM specifications at 15-year/270,000-mile, 6-year/310,000-mile, and 300,000-mile maintenance intervals. DART's purchase orders consistently require FOB Destination pricing with freight included, Net 30 payment terms, timely delivery as a material contract provision, triplicate invoice submission to APInvoices@dart.org, and BONFIRE portal registration for bid access. Activity is narrow geographically—Texas accounts for all named recent solicitations—and concentrated among transit authorities managing aging or specialized fleets.