NIGP 92819: Body and Frame Work (Including Undercoating)

NIGP 92819 Body and Frame Work (Including Undercoating), an Item code, covers collision repair, paint refinishing, and body restoration services that state and local governments procure on an as-needed basis to restore fleet vehicles damaged in accidents, weather events, or vandalism. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing comprehensive body repair, frame straightening, welding, rust removal, painting, and parts replacement across light-duty through heavy-duty and specialty vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, police vehicles, refuse trucks, and emergency apparatus. Issuing bodies span counties, cities, school districts, and transit authorities, with Brevard County, Broward County Transportation, the City of Phoenix, Newark, Lubbock, Albuquerque, and multiple other Florida municipalities appearing frequently as repeat buyers. Contract structures vary widely—some are as-needed vendor pools, others are indefinite-quantity open-end agreements, and several are FTA-funded transit fleet contracts requiring federal compliance. Qualifications typically mandate ASE certifications in body repair and painting, EPA-approved paint booths, frame-straightening and welding equipment, facility capacity to handle multiple vehicles simultaneously, and minimum experience thresholds, often three or more years in collision repair or transit bus work.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Texas, with secondary activity in Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Utah, and Missouri. Representative solicitations include Brevard County Purchasing's IFB for automotive body refinish and paint services on 900+ fleet vehicles (sealed bids due January 15, 2026); the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department's IFB for transit vehicle decommissioning—including surface prep and repainting of approximately 262 buses over five years (responses due November 5, 2026); Broward County Transportation's RFP for paint and body repairs on the 415-bus BCT fleet (proposals due September 10, 2026, FTA-funded with Buy America and prevailing wage compliance); and the City of Albuquerque's RFB for collision repair services for Solid Waste and other departments (proposals due June 10, 2026, with pricing structured across eight vehicle weight classes). Hillsborough County's ITB for Ford-branded vehicle maintenance and repair services (bids due October 16, 2026, estimated $4.3 million over three years) includes body work alongside mechanical repair. Rockwood School District in Missouri issued an RFP for school bus collision repair across 128 buses over five years (bids due May 27, 2026). No recent opportunities have been identified for this code at the federal level; activity is exclusively state and local.