NIGP 63540: Paint Conditioners, Mixers, Shakers, and Tinting Machines

NIGP 63540 Paint Conditioners, Mixers, Shakers, and Tinting Machines, an Item code, addresses equipment and machinery state and local governments purchase to prepare, mix, condition, and tint paint for operational and maintenance use. Recent solicitations reveal concrete demand for battery-powered paint tote mixers for road-striping operations, automotive paint and supplies for transit fleet maintenance, commercial interior and exterior painting services, and general maintenance supplies inclusive of paint products and application equipment. Issuing bodies span state departments of transportation, city procurement offices, independent school districts, county facilities management, and transit authorities. San Antonio Independent School District has posted multiple rolling continuous, open-ended solicitations for general maintenance services, parts, repairs, supplies, and equipment on an as-needed basis throughout 2026, indicating sustained procurement activity in this product family. The City of Fort Worth, the City of Gainesville Regional Transit System, Orange County Florida, and the Utah Department of Transportation also appear in recent postings.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities covers Texas (San Antonio ISD, Fort Worth, Gainesville), Florida (Gainesville, Orange County), Wisconsin (City of Madison), and Utah (UDOT). Representative recent solicitations include the Utah Department of Transportation IFB for six battery-powered paint tote mixers with a June 9, 2026 bid deadline and June 30, 2026 delivery requirement due to fiscal year constraints; the City of Fort Worth RFP for paint and paint supplies (RFP 26-0224, due August 6, 2026) requiring five years' prior business experience, a 30% small business participation goal for vendors in five-county Tarrant area, and evaluation weighted toward small business participation (25 points) and vendor experience (25 points); the City of Gainesville RTS quote for automotive paint and supplies (due June 22, 2026) requiring PPG coatings authorization and five years' account-service experience; and Orange County Florida's sealed-offer RFQ for commercial interior and exterior painting services for facilities management (Y26-1008, due July 7, 2026). San Antonio ISD's multiple rolling solicitations (26-013 RV series, with most recent deadline October 15, 2026) operate as continuous, open-ended vehicles with no guaranteed minimum work and contingent on district funding availability.