NIGP 96182: Transportation Services (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 96182 Transportation Services (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, encompasses the concrete work state and local governments buy today: inmate and medical transportation, charter bus services for schools and districts, paratransit and demand-response services for seniors and persons with disabilities, courier services, specialized transit operations like fare ambassador programs and curbside management, and engineering or consulting support for transit systems and active transportation infrastructure. Issuing bodies span county sheriff's offices, cities, school districts (notably Stockton Unified, Hillsborough County Public Schools, and Bibb County Schools), regional transit authorities (Charlotte Area Transit System, Orange County Transportation Authority), and specialized agencies like the Atlanta Regional Commission. Recent solicitations show a mix of direct operational service procurement (inmate transportation, courier routes, paratransit) and strategic consulting (comprehensive operations analysis, transit master planning, trail and sidewalk assessment). Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Marion County, Hillsborough County, Monroe County, Orange County), Georgia (Atlanta, Columbus), California (Stockton, Sacramento), and scattered Midwest and Mid-Atlantic jurisdictions including Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Michigan. Florida and California dominate the recent post volume, reflecting active transit and school transportation procurement in those states.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Indianapolis and Marion County Purchasing Division's RFB for inmate transportation services (RFB-33SHF-330, bids due November 5, 2026), requiring 24/7 statewide extradition capability with MBE-WBE-VBE-DOBE participation goals; the Stockton Unified School District's RFP for specialized transportation to Walton Special Center serving students with severe disabilities (RFPNO262711, proposals due October 30, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for laboratory courier services between wastewater treatment plants and environmental laboratories (ITB2700003, estimated value $150,061.13 over three years, due October 30, 2026); the Atlanta Regional Commission's Notice of Funding Availability for FTA Section 5310 senior and disabled-person transportation (NOFA800, proposals due November 9, 2026, $687,500 federal funding available); and the City of Charlotte's RFP for a Fare Inspector Ambassador Program for CATS (RFP 269-2026-2068, proposals due May 19, 2026, three-year initial term with four optional one-year renewals). Pricing structures vary widely—per-mile rates for inmate transport, daily courier fees, hourly rates for consulting, and per-event charter pricing—reflecting fragmented demand across operational, consulting, and specialized-program categories. Set-asides and preferences appear frequently (MBE-WBE-VBE designations in Indianapolis, DBE goals in federal-funded programs, local-vendor preferences in some cities), and federal funding increasingly shapes scope and compliance (FTA Section 5310, Safe Streets and Roads for All grants, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage). This code sees steady mid-market procurement activity with mixed contract values ranging from $40,000 annual consulting engagements to $14.28 million three-year leachate disposal contracts, reflecting both commodity-scale and capital-project-scale work.