NIGP 74040: Hand Tools, Refrigeration

NIGP 74040 Hand Tools, Refrigeration is an Item code under which state and local governments procure hand tools and refrigeration service and repair work, including air-conditioning maintenance for vehicle fleets, competitive sealed bids for consumable and durable hand tools, and law enforcement equipment procurement through cooperative purchasing vehicles. Recent solicitations show both direct procurement by county departments and school districts and aggregated purchasing through intergovernmental cooperatives serving multiple jurisdictions.

Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state and local government units acting as cooperative purchasing intermediaries. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and Hillsborough County Public Schools are active buyers in the current pipeline. Geographic activity centers on Florida (Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Polk Counties via Tampa Bay area vendors) and the Pacific Northwest through Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative serving Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington, along with jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada. Representative opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools' request for proposals (RFP 26286RFQDST) for school bus air-conditioning maintenance and repair services with a response date of August 7, 2026, requiring technician certification in R-134a and R-1234yf refrigerant systems and incorporating a 20 percent small business encouragement participation goal for SBEP-certified Tampa Bay vendors; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' competitive sealed bid (ITB 26-00285) for 52 line items of hand tools with an estimated five-year contract value of $715,540.41 and a response date of June 23, 2026; and Sourcewell's RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple participating entities, with proposals due June 16, 2026.