NIGP 56036: Conveyors, Vibrating

NIGP 56036 Conveyors, Vibrating is an Item code covering replacement parts, components, and repair supplies for proprietary vibratory conveyor systems installed in municipal waste-to-energy and industrial processing facilities. State and local governments buying under this code are procuring OEM-specific parts—motion generators, screen channel gaskets, springs, washers, locknuts, and reactor springs—that cannot be sourced from alternative suppliers due to the specialized, non-standard design of existing equipment. The City of Tampa, operating the McKay Bay Waste to Energy Facility, is the primary recent buyer in this code, having issued multiple single-source intents and RFQs over the past four months to maintain three separate proprietary conveyor systems from General Kinematics Corporation, Joest Inc., and SWECO Worldwide, Inc. The municipal issuing body model dominates current activity; no county, school district, or transit authority procurement appears in recent solicitations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, specifically Tampa's municipal procurement office. Recent opportunities include the City of Tampa's Intent to Single Source for SWECO Vibro-Energy Equipment (Solicitation 26X01472, due July 21, 2026, estimated twenty thousand dollars) covering a Motion Generator and Screen Channel Gaskets; an Intent to Single Source for Joest Inc. replacement parts (Solicitation 26X01466, due July 17, 2026, estimated twenty thousand dollars annually); and an RFQ for General Kinematics Corporation parts (Solicitation 26P00342, due May 27, 2026) requesting washers, locknuts, spring kits, and reactor springs with a 60-day quote validity requirement. A March 2026 Intent to Single Source for General Kinematics parts (Solicitation 26X00985) required vendors to carry $1 million per occurrence commercial general liability insurance and demonstrate authorization as an OEM distributor or dealer. All Tampa solicitations route through the City's OpenGov procurement portal and are managed under the Solid Waste & Environmental Program Management division.