NIGP 56078: Trucks, Pallet, Hand Operated and Powered

NIGP 56078 Trucks, Pallet, Hand Operated And Powered, an Item code, encompasses battery-powered and manual hydraulic pallet trucks, electric scissor lifts, and related warehouse material-handling equipment that state and local governments procure for inventory management, court operations, public libraries, and school district warehouses. The work is straightforward equipment acquisition — vendors quote or bid on new material-handling trucks and lifts with specified load capacities, fork dimensions, battery systems, and delivery requirements. Issuing bodies span city procurement departments (Philadelphia), county court systems (Los Angeles Superior Court), county school districts (Cobb County), and statewide cooperative purchasing vehicles (Florida Sheriffs Association). City governments and school districts appear as the most active recent buyers, with Philadelphia issuing multiple micro purchases for pallet trucks and scissor lifts, and Cobb County requesting preventative maintenance and repair services for its existing fleet. Some solicitations bundle equipment purchases with charging infrastructure, periodic maintenance visits, and warranty requirements; others solicit maintenance and repair services alone on a flat-rate or as-needed basis.

Recent opportunities cluster in California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. The City of Philadelphia posted two separate micro purchases — one in April 2026 (Solicitation B2627000) for a pallet jack with a May 1 submission deadline and a second in October 2026 (Solicitation B2728212) for battery-powered and manual pallet trucks plus a 19-foot electric scissor lift, due October 21, 2026, both capped at approximately $43,000 to $45,000 and requiring LBE certification. The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles issued an IFB (2026049) in April 2026 for electric reach trucks, sit-down forklifts, and pallet jacks with four annual maintenance visits and delivery by September 30, 2026, offering a 3% DVBE bid reduction incentive. Cobb County School District (Georgia) solicited flat-rate maintenance and repair proposals (Q26136) in June 2026 for its forklift and pallet jack fleet. The Florida Sheriffs Association established a 24-month equipment procurement framework (FSA26-EQU24.0) covering construction, material handling, transportation, and grounds care equipment, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting on July 14, 2026, and award anticipated for October 1, 2026.