NIGP 56018: Conveyors, Bucket Type (Not Road Building)

NIGP 56018 Conveyors, Bucket Type (Not Road Building), an Item code, encompasses material-handling equipment and systems that state and local governments procure for waste management, recycling, and industrial processing operations. The single recent solicitation in the source reflects a mass-burn waste-to-energy facility procurement where bucket conveyors and related material-transport systems are integral to facility design and operation. State and local issuing bodies acquiring under this code tend to be solid waste authorities, public utilities, and special-purpose districts managing high-volume material streams rather than general municipal procurement offices. The scope includes both equipment procurement during facility design-build phases and ongoing maintenance of conveyor systems throughout the operational life of the facility.

The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County posted RFEI 27-501 on September 11, 2026, requesting Letters of Interest for demolition, design, build, operation, and maintenance of a new mass-burn waste-to-energy facility (PBREF 1R) with a response deadline of November 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The facility will process up to 2,550 tons per day of municipal solid waste using three 850-ton-per-day boilers, requiring integrated conveyor and material-handling systems as part of the full EPC-type integrated project delivery. The procurement structure anticipates a lump-sum price for demolition, design, construction, and start-up followed by a service fee-based operation and maintenance agreement over a potential 20+ year term. An Industry Day with facility tours is scheduled for December 10, 2026, and the Authority will advance to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Request for Proposals (RFP) in subsequent phases. Recent activity under this code is limited to this single Florida opportunity; broader geographic spread and issuing-body concentration cannot be characterized from the available source.