NIGP 95956: Passenger Transportation Services, Ship and Ferry (Including Water Taxis)

NIGP 95956 Passenger Transportation Services, Ship And Ferry (Including Water Taxis) Item code covers dive liveaboard vessels, paratransit services, and specialized water-based transportation that state and local governments contract to support occupational health programs, marine resource management, social services, and education. Recent Florida and Washington solicitations show government procurement spanning specialized dive operations in marine sanctuaries, occupational medical surveillance delivery via ferry system infrastructure, demand-response paratransit for transportation-disadvantaged populations in county service areas, and student transportation coordination through charter schools—a scope far broader than the legacy code name suggests. Issuing bodies include state resource-management agencies (Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Washington State Department of Transportation), county social-services and transportation departments (Monroe County, DeKalb County), and public charter schools (Ivy Preparatory Academy for Girls at Kirkwood). Single-source determinations and capability-based solicitations appear alongside traditional competitive RFPs, reflecting the specialized operational and regulatory requirements of many contracts under this code.

Geographic activity clusters in Florida and the Pacific Northwest, with Monroe County and Florida Fish & Wildlife driving multiple recent opportunities tied to Deepwater Horizon settlement funding for marine debris removal and dive operations in the Keys and Dry Tortugas National Park. Representative solicitations include the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission's single-source purchase notice for Lower Keys Underwater Marine Debris Removal: Dive Liveaboard (SS16555, capability information due August 18, 2026, estimated value $200,000 through July 28, 2028); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services aboard Washington State Ferries across 14 Washington locations (RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026, two-year term with up to five one-year extensions); Monroe County's RFP for Social Services Transportation Disadvantaged Program paratransit throughout Monroe County (RFP638, sealed proposals due July 21, 2026, one-year initial period with four one-year renewal options); and Ivy Preparatory Academy for Girls at Kirkwood's RFP for daily student transportation serving approximately 150 scholars across three hub locations in the Atlanta metropolitan area (PE55727NONST2027000000001, proposals due June 15, 2026, 2026–2027 school year with renewal options).