NIGP 86303: Tires and Tubes, Aircraft

NIGP 86303 Tires and Tubes, Aircraft (Item) encompasses waste tire management, tire procurement, disposal services, and repair work that state and local governments are actually buying under this code — though the recent opportunities show significant scope deviation from the aircraft-specific legacy classification. Pasco County, Florida and the City of Atlanta are both procuring tire-related services, but neither is purchasing aircraft tires; instead, Pasco County issued an IFB on May 21, 2026 for as-needed waste tire management and pickup from two county collection sites with an estimated annual volume of approximately 1,000 tons (primarily automotive and truck tires, plus farm and off-road equipment tires), while Atlanta issued an IFB on April 30, 2026 for a broader vendor providing tires of all sizes for all vehicle classes, tire disposal, and field and on-site tire repair services. The work being solicited reflects general municipal fleet and waste management operations rather than aviation operations. Issuing bodies under this code include county and municipal governments; the recent record shows activity from at least one county board of commissioners and a major city department of public works.

Pasco County's waste tire solicitation (IFB-KM-26-097, due June 23, 2026) required vendors to be Florida-licensed with a minimum of three years' experience and two comparable prior contracts, with facility approval from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or EPA for processing whole tires into tire-derived fuel, crumb rubber, civil engineering applications, or other approved end uses; pricing was quoted per ton on an f.o.b. Pasco County basis with a contract period through September 30, 2029 plus two one-year extension options, a $50,000 performance bond requirement, and local preference provisions allowing qualified vendors in Pasco County or adjacent counties (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, or Hernando) to match the lowest bid within 10 percent for awards under $1 million or 5 percent for larger awards. Atlanta's tire procurement (IFB/GS/DPW/2601-1260107, due May 8, 2026) requires registration on the Atlanta Suppliers portal and seeks vendors with access to multiple tire brands and tread types, capacity for scheduled delivery to city facilities, on-site and field repair capability, emergency service availability outside normal business hours, retreading with inspection documentation, and compliance with local, state, and federal scrap tire disposal regulations. Geographic activity is concentrated in Florida and Georgia based on these recent solicitations.