NIGP 74013: Cold Storage Vaults, Walk-In Coolers, and Shelving

NIGP 74013 Cold Storage Vaults, Walk-In Coolers, and Shelving (Item) covers refrigeration equipment installation, repair, and replacement; walk-in cooler and freezer procurement; and warehouse shelving — with state and local governments buying primarily through replacement and remediation work at schools, correctional facilities, universities, and food service operations. Recent solicitations span school districts replacing aging kitchen coolers, state workforce and youth corrections agencies requesting on-call refrigeration services, and municipal and educational entities procuring new equipment or shelving. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Pierce County, Macon County, Temple ISD in Georgia and Texas), state agencies (Texas Workforce Commission, Oregon Youth Authority), universities (University of Wisconsin-Platteville), cities (Phoenix, Tucson), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving regional education networks (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative). Work types include walk-in cooler and freezer replacement with installation labor, remediation of existing systems with compressor upgrades and structural modifications, on-call repair and maintenance contracts with emergency after-hours rates, and warehouse shelving procurement on multi-year frames.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Arizona, with cooperative purchasing adding regional reach across Texas school districts. Representative opportunities include the Texas Workforce Commission's RFP for CCRC kitchen cooler remediation (due June 23, 2026) involving removal of single-compressor systems and replacement with 2-stage equipment plus lead-lag controls across rooftop modifications; the Oregon Youth Authority's RFQ for on-call refrigeration services across nine correctional facilities statewide (due May 22, 2026) at a not-to-exceed value of $250,000; Pierce County School System's RFP for walk-in cooler and freezer replacement at Pierce County Middle School (due May 6, 2026) with mandatory pre-bid meeting April 14, 2026; and Temple Independent School District's RFP for a walk-in cooler/freezer unit with remote refrigeration system plus thirty additional cafeteria equipment items (due March 25, 2026). Contracts typically run one to two years with renewal options, with prevailing wage requirements common in construction-intensive projects and performance bonds required on larger awards. Set-aside programs vary by jurisdiction; no federal small-business restrictions appear in these solicitations, though TISD explicitly encourages MBE, WBE, and HUB participation.