NIGP 76513: Cranes, Truck Mounted Type, Heavy Duty

NIGP 76513 Cranes, Truck Mounted Type, Heavy Duty is an Item code covering mobile hydraulic cranes and knuckle boom lifting equipment that state and local governments deploy for emergency response, utility infrastructure maintenance, construction support, and specialized material handling. Recent solicitations show governments buying crane rental services with operators, emergency-response crane pools, knuckle boom loader trucks integrated with specialized bodies, and articulating boom lifts for hazard tree removal and storm recovery—typically on annual or multi-year contracts with firm fixed pricing, response-time guarantees, and compliance with prevailing wage and OSHA standards.

Issuing bodies span municipal utilities, county public works departments, state transportation agencies, and regional authorities. Keys Energy Services (KEYS), the municipal electric utility of Key West, Florida, posted an RFP in March 2026 for pre-negotiated crane services supporting emergency operations including hurricane and disaster response, seeking multiple contracts with 120-day price firmness and three-year base terms with two optional one-year renewals; Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) issued an ITB in July 2026 for annual crane rental services across 15-to-300-ton capacity equipment with 4-to-6-hour emergency response times and three-year initial terms. The County of Orange, OC Public Works, solicited crane rental services with operator through an IFB in June 2026 with a $1.1 million not-to-exceed ceiling across three years and five percent price deductions for certified local small business or disabled veteran enterprise bidders. The Missouri Department of Transportation St. Louis District has posted multiple IFBs (May and June 2026) for single new 2027 Freightliner trucks equipped with integrated IMT 3220RCS K6 knuckle boom cranes, with a ten percent domestic-products preference and liquidated damages of $100 per day for late delivery. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued an IFB in September 2026 for one new diesel-powered articulating boom tracked aerial basket lift meeting ANSI A92.20 standards with 72-foot working height, FOB delivery to Fox Ridge State Park in Charleston, Illinois. Activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, California, Missouri, Illinois, Arizona, and Utah, with utilities and transportation departments as repeat procurers. Geographic spread spans the Southeast (Florida, Georgia), Midwest (Missouri, Illinois), Southwest (Arizona), West (California, Utah), and Upper Midwest (Minnesota cooperative purchasing). No recent solicitations show set-aside restrictions limiting eligibility, though some jurisdictions (Orange County, Chatham County) apply small-business or M/WBE participation goals or price preferences.