NIGP 76053: Loaders, Windrow Type

NIGP 76053 Loaders, Windrow Type is an Item code covering asphalt windrow elevators and skid steer loaders with specialized attachments for pavement management, vegetation control, and infrastructure repair on public lands and roadways. State and local governments soliciting under this code seek new equipment meeting specific horsepower, hydraulic capacity, track configuration, and attachment requirements—typically including buckets, forks, rakes, dozer blades, and mulching heads—with manufacturer warranties of 24 months minimum and delivery within 90 days. Issuing bodies include state transportation departments, state natural resource agencies, airport authorities, and county public works offices. Solicitations specify equipment models or allow approved equals, F.O.B. destination delivery with freight prepaid, and in some cases impose California small-business and disabled veteran business enterprise preferences or local tie-breaking criteria.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Minnesota, California, and Florida. The Texas Department of Transportation posted an IFB for an asphalt windrow elevator on September 30, 2026, with bids due October 30, 2026, requiring bidders to register on the Bonfire/Euna platform and list on the Texas Comptroller's Centralized Master Bidders List. The State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued a request for bids on October 1, 2026, for one new 2026 or newer Bobcat MT120 stand-on CTL or approved equal. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife posted an IFB on September 3, 2026, for a single skid steer unit comparable to a Caterpillar 275XE or John Deere 335P, with bids due September 18, 2026, and a 5% small-business preference plus DVBE incentives of 3 to 5%. The Melbourne Airport Authority issued an ITB in August 2026 for a new or used heavy loader (John Deere 624-P or 644-P specification) with a June 26, 2026 bid deadline and local tie-breaking preference for Melbourne and Brevard County bidders.