NIGP 72621: Battery Chargers and Testers (for Automotive See Class 075)

NIGP 72621 Battery Chargers and Testers is an Item code that encompasses motor vehicle batteries, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems, and related charging and maintenance services procured by state and local jurisdictions. Recent solicitations show school districts, county governments, and state agencies buying both off-the-shelf motor vehicle batteries for fleet maintenance and battery maintenance, replacement, and repair services for UPS systems serving multiple county facilities. Pinellas County School District has posted twice for motor vehicle batteries to supply four bus compounds in the Tampa Bay area, specifying twelve battery types with annual usage ranging from 10 to 521 units per type and an estimated contract value of approximately $65,000. The District requires weekly service visits, stock rotation, warranty repairs at no cost, and battery disposal. Waukesha County solicited UPS and battery maintenance, replacement, and repair services across multiple county locations. The issuing-body mix includes school districts and county governments; state agencies appear in the recent record only through cooperative purchasing frameworks available to local buyers.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Wisconsin. Pinellas County School District (RFQ 26AM014, response date August 19, 2026) is the most active buyer in the recent block, seeking sealed electronic bids for motor vehicle batteries through the OpenGov Procurement portal with all-or-none bidding required and a five percent preference for Florida businesses when the lowest bid is from an out-of-state supplier whose state does not grant equivalent preferences. Waukesha County (RFQ 2026029, response date October 6, 2026) is soliciting proposals for UPS and battery maintenance and replacement services across multiple locations. Contract periods typically run twelve months with optional renewals; the Pinellas solicitation permits price escalation at renewal up to the prior year's Consumer Price Index percentage change with sixty days' written notice. Both buyers require standard general liability, automotive liability, and workers' compensation insurance; Pinellas imposes Jessica Lunsford Act background screening and E-Verify employment verification on bidders.