NIGP 80024: Boots, Rubber, Safety Toe

NIGP 80024 Boots, Rubber, Safety Toe is an Item code under which state and local governments procure safety footwear for employee use, typically boots with steel toe protection and additional features such as electrical hazard resistance, waterproofing, insulation, puncture resistance, and slip-resistant soles meeting ASTM F2413-18 standards. Recent solicitations show cities and utility departments acquiring boots in multiple configurations—ranging from 6-inch to 11-inch heights in lace-up and pull-on styles—distributed through voucher programs, on-site mobile truck services, in-store purchasing, and online portals. Issuing bodies include municipal purchasing offices (City of Amarillo, City of Palo Alto Utilities Department, Town of Palm Beach), fire departments (Bowling Green Fire Department), and utility and public works departments. Many solicitations bundle boot procurement with program administration requirements, including employee enrollment management, inventory tracking, biweekly or monthly reporting in standardized formats, voucher verification, and return/exchange processing within specified windows.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (City of Amarillo), California (City of Palo Alto), Florida (Town of Palm Beach), and Kentucky (Bowling Green Fire Department). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Amarillo's Safety Footwear Program Annual Contract (Solicitation BVB41026YM, RFP response due June 11, 2026), covering nine boot configurations with a three-year term and up to two one-year renewals, evaluated on pricing (40 points), quality and inventory (20 points), accessibility and reporting (10 points each), and vendor reputation (5 points), with successful bidders required to maintain at least one brick-and-mortar retail location within city limits; the City of Palo Alto Utilities Department's Safety Footwear Program (RFQ 197154, response due May 11, 2026), providing $600 annual per-employee vouchers and requiring mobile shoe truck services, online portals, and in-store options across multiple city departments; and the Town of Palm Beach's Safety Items solicitation (RFBNO2026032, due May 4, 2026), an as-needed purchase order vehicle with item-by-item award authority and one-year pricing.