NIGP 560: Material Handling, Conveyors, Storage Equipment and Accessories

NIGP 560 Material Handling, Conveyors, Storage Equipment And Accessories is a Class code encompassing the supply, repair, and installation of material handling equipment, storage systems, and conveyor components that state and local governments purchase for warehousing, fleet operations, waste management, and facilities maintenance. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring forklifts and pallet jacks (both new and refurbished), pallet rack shelving and wire decking, conveyor replacement parts and drag chain systems, storage tanks for liquid handling, evacuation chairs, and specialized equipment like bus wash blowers and mini excavator rentals for short-term operational needs.

Activity under this code spans city and county purchasing offices, school districts, transit authorities, and specialized agencies. The City of Milpitas, Orange County departments, Collin County Community College District, New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, and the Los Angeles Superior Court appear as repeat or recent buyers. Geographic concentration shows strong activity in California (Orange County, Los Angeles, Milpitas, and San Francisco), Florida (Tampa, Jacksonville, Gainesville), Texas (Collin County), New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Milpitas IFB for blanket MRO supplies and maintenance equipment (responses due August 4, 2026), Collin County Community College District's IFB for general industrial merchandise on a catalog-discount basis (bids due June 18, 2026), the County of Orange IFB for industrial hardware with 79 line items for Public Works (bids due July 24, 2026), and the Superior Court of Los Angeles IFB for pallet rack wire decking—606 units at 52" × 42" (bids due May 7, 2026). Cooperative purchasing vehicles are active; the City of Tempe RFP for refuse collection vehicles is available through 1GPA membership. Multi-vendor awards and blanket purchase orders dominate the contract structure, with five-year initial terms common and local-vendor preferences applied in jurisdictions including California and Orange County (5–8% preference for OCLSB and DVBE-certified bidders). Pricing is typically firm-fixed or percentage-discount-off-list, with FOB Destination freight prepaid required in most procurements. Current activity favors vendors with inventory depth, rapid delivery capability (24–48 hours for emergency orders in several cases), and established relationships with specialized equipment manufacturers such as Toyota (forklifts), Siemens (industrial controls), and Flygt (submersible pumps).