NIGP 86305: Tires and Tubes, Passenger Vehicles

NIGP 86305 Tires and Tubes, Passenger Vehicles (Item) encompasses tire supply, maintenance, and repair services for municipal and county fleets, with state and local governments procuring passenger vehicle tires, heavy-duty and transit bus tires, retread services, tire leasing, waste tire management, and emergency roadside support. Recent solicitations show that issuing bodies treat this code broadly—the City of Milpitas bundled fleet tires into a five-year blanket MRO purchase order spanning multiple vehicle categories; Jackson County, Missouri solicited off-road and industrial tires separately; and Northside Independent School District (NISD) in Bexar County, Texas, procured school bus and light truck tires as part of fleet lifecycle management. Cities, counties, school districts, and transit authorities represent the dominant buyers. The City of Pittsburgh and Town of Glastonbury, Connecticut, sought new passenger and light-duty tires with discount-from-list pricing and local vendor preferences. Collier County, Florida, and Madison County Mass Transit District sought leasing arrangements for heavy-duty transit buses on a mileage basis over three-year terms with renewal options. Specialized procurement also appears: Pasco County, Florida, sought waste tire management services (pickup and disposal from two collection sites, approximately 1,000 tons annually); the City of Milwaukee solicited tire retreading and repair services (cold cap and hot cap processes, wheel refurbishment) with a three-mile radius facility requirement and TRIB approval mandate; and the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority sought 24-hour emergency roadside tire repair for Avenal State Prison. Florida's Turnpike Enterprise issued dual solicitations (posted February 3 and February 25, 2026) for drive-through tire check monitoring systems at four service plazas with touchscreen kiosk interfaces and six-month installation deadlines.

Activity is concentrated in California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, and Missouri, with recent postings spanning late January through mid-July 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Milpitas IFB 26-229 (five-year blanket MRO supplies including fleet tires, bids due August 4, 2026); Jackson County, Missouri, RFB for off-road, agricultural, and industrial tires with a 24-month term plus one 12-month renewal option (proposals due August 18, 2026); the City of Pittsburgh IFB for tire purchases from multiple brands with DBE goals of 18% MBE, 7% WBE, 5% VOSB, and 3% LGBTQIA+ (contract August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2028, with two optional one-year renewals); Madison County Mass Transit District Invitation for Bid No. 26-1-20700R1 for heavy-duty transit bus tire leasing covering 42 Gillig 30-foot and 28 Gillig 40-foot buses on mileage-based terms (bids due March 17, 2026); Northside Independent School District IFB 2026-050 for school bus and light truck tires (bids due March 3, 2026, through Bonfire); and Pasco County IFB-KM-26-097 for waste tire management at two collection sites, approximately 1,000 tons annually, Florida DEP or EPA approved facilities required, bids due June 23, 2026. Prevailing wage, Buy America compliance, and FTA requirements apply to transit and school district procurements; local vendor preferences and DBE participation goals are common. Multi-vendor awards and tiered pricing discounts are standard. Performance and payment bonds, general liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence minimum), and E-Verify enrollment are routine requirements.