NIGP 92857: Painting, Vehicle

NIGP 92857 Vehicle Painting, Item code, covers specialized vehicle finishing and restoration services that state and local governments procure for fleet maintenance, transit operations, and municipal infrastructure. Recent solicitations show demand for exterior painting and refinishing on light and heavy-duty vehicles, collision damage repair, vinyl wrap design and installation for transit buses and police vehicles, graphics design and decal services, and specialty finishes for fleet vehicles ranging from sedans to 60-foot articulated transit buses.

Issuing bodies span city transportation and transit authorities, county fleet management offices, municipal purchasing departments, school districts, and special-purpose districts. The City of Austin, City of Eugene, City of Albuquerque, and City of Round Rock appear as repeat buyers seeking vehicle painting and wrap services; Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro) and Gallup-McKinley County Schools have posted multiple opportunities for bus and fleet painting with graphics. City, county, and school district purchasing offices in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Oregon account for the bulk of recent activity. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Florida (Pasco County, Seminole County, City of Daytona Beach, City of St. Cloud, City of Orlando), Texas (City of Austin, Fort Worth Transportation Authority, City of Round Rock, Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD), and New Mexico (City of Albuquerque, Gallup-McKinley County Schools), with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Oregon, and Georgia. Representative opportunities include the City of Austin's invitation for bid (IFB 7800 TJP1027) for vehicle painting, dent repair, and refinishing services with an estimated annual contract value of $73,350 and responses due March 17, 2026; Fort Worth Transportation Authority's request for proposal (RFP 26T026) for transit bus wrap supply, installation, and training services for approximately 180 vehicles with proposals due April 9, 2026; Gallup-McKinley County Schools' invitation to bid (ITB 2026-37GH) for specialty bus and fleet painting, graphics design, and decal services on an indefinite quantity basis with bids due April 14, 2026; and the City of Round Rock's request for proposal (RFP 26-003) for vehicle wrap services covering over 600 fleet vehicles with proposals due March 3, 2026. Davis-Bacon Act compliance, prevailing-wage adherence, I-CAR or ASE certification, comprehensive insurance including general liability and workers' compensation, and one-year warranties on labor and materials are standard requirements across recent solicitations.