NIGP 96126: Crating and Packing Services for Transportation (Including Material Handling Services)

NIGP 96126 Crating and Packing Services for Transportation (Including Material Handling Services), an Item code, encompasses material handling, loading, transportation, unloading, and freight logistics services for government property and equipment across state and local agencies. Recent state and local solicitations show demand for specialized freight movement—container transport, bridge hauling, election equipment logistics, clay and borrow material hauling, inventory fulfillment, and general freight shipping—executed by departments of transportation, environmental and natural resource agencies, county emergency services, municipal elections offices, and regional authorities. Issuing bodies span state transportation departments (Florida, California, Minnesota), state environmental and resource agencies (Maryland Environmental Service, Florida Department of Agriculture, California Department of Water Resources), municipal governments (City of DeBary, City of Detroit), county school districts (Bibb County Schools), and special-purpose entities (Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Convention and Visitors Bureau). Work is performed across multiple states with particular recent activity in Florida, California, Minnesota, Michigan, Georgia, and Maryland.

Representative recent opportunities include the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources requesting bids on freight services to transport a 10-foot-wide by 70-foot-long steel truss pedestrian bridge 71 miles from Grand Meadow to Frontenac State Park under RFB 2027-300 with bids due October 7, 2026; the City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement requesting quotes for election furniture, fixtures, and equipment transportation services covering approximately 450 ballot boxes with tabulators, 1,200 chairs, 300 tables, 5,000 voting booths, and related equipment with an RFQ due October 1, 2026 and Detroit equalization credits available to certified Detroit-based businesses; and the California Department of Water Resources requesting bids on side-lifting and roll-off container transport services for loaded and unloaded shipping containers throughout California under IFB 10219276 with bids due July 8, 2026, offering five percent small business preference and optional DVBE incentive calculations. The Maryland Environmental Service solicited clay hauling and stockpiling services at Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility with an MBE goal of 27 percent and bids due October 12, 2026; California Franchise Tax Board sought freight shipping and delivery services across 15 FTB locations nationwide on a cost-per-mile basis with DVBE and small business preferences available; and the City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement requested quotes for election equipment transportation with mandatory five years of experience in large municipalities exceeding 100,000 population and performance bonds of 33 percent contract price required.