NIGP 76559: Snow Blowers, Walk-Behind

NIGP 76559 Snow Blowers, Walk-Behind (Item) covers snowplow blades, cutting edges, and associated hardware that state and local governments procure to equip and maintain their winter road maintenance fleets. Recent solicitations show municipalities and state transportation departments buying carbide and steel snowplow cutting edges, segmented blade systems, OEM plow components, plow guards, bolts, and hardware — consumable and replacement parts rather than walk-behind equipment per se. Issuing bodies include city public works departments (Draper City, Utah) and state departments of transportation (Utah Department of Transportation). The code activity reflects routine procurement cycles tied to the winter maintenance season, with contracts typically structured as one-year terms with renewal options or seasonal requirements contracts running October through August.

Recent opportunities center in Utah and the Mountain West. Draper City issued an IFB (Solicitation 2617) for carbide snowplow cutting edges, segmented systems, OEM Western blades, plow guards, and hardware with bids due October 16, 2026; the Utah Department of Transportation issued an IFB (UDOT270054JB) for snowplow cover blades in three configurations with bids due September 29, 2026, structured as a five-year requirements contract with 60-day fulfillment windows. The Capitol Region Purchasing Council, a Connecticut cooperative purchasing vehicle, released a bid (796SNOWPLOWBLADESANDSUPPLIES) for snowplow blades and hardware for the 2026-2027 winter season with availability required October 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027; this cooperative allows piggybacking by authorized jurisdictions beyond the Council membership. Geographic concentration remains concentrated in the Mountain West and select cooperative purchasing regions; activity is seasonal and cyclical rather than continuous year-round.