NIGP 96217: Bus and Taxi Services, Limousines and Vans (Including Operations, Management, and Terminal Services)

NIGP 96217 Bus and Taxi Services, Limousines and Vans (Including Operations, Management, and Terminal Services) is an Item code that encompasses demand-responsive shared-ride taxi and shuttle operations, charter bus transportation, vanpool management, and specialized transit coordination for educational institutions, government agencies, and event venues. State and local governments procure these services for general-public shared mobility (door-to-door taxi service in small cities), school district student transportation across multiple routes and hub locations, university shuttle operations between hotels and convention centers, county-level coordinated transit for transportation-disadvantaged populations, and event-specific transportation management for large symposia. The issuing bodies span city governments (Waupun, Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin; Atlanta), county transit authorities (Pinellas County Solid Waste, Pinal County Air Quality Control District, Marion County/Ocala Marion TPO), school districts and charter schools (Bibb County Public Schools in Georgia, Ivy Preparatory Academy in DeKalb County), state universities (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, University of Wisconsin-Madison), and special-purpose transit districts (Marion County Transportation Disadvantaged System). Recent solicitations prioritize vehicle fleet specifications (model year, passenger capacity, ADA accessibility, backup vehicle reserves), driver qualifications (CDL with passenger endorsement, background checks, drug screening, experience with minors or seniors), insurance minimums (typically $1 million to $5 million general or automobile liability), and comprehensive operations documentation including GPS tracking, dispatch systems, maintenance logs, and compliance attestations.

Geographic activity spans Florida (Pinellas County charter services for landfill educational tours, Marion County transportation-disadvantaged coordination, DeKalb/Fulton County school transportation in the Atlanta region), Georgia (Bibb County Public Schools charter bus for approximately 21,000 students, City of Atlanta curbside management at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, Columbus trails and sidewalks planning), Texas (UT Health San Antonio symposium shuttle services), Wisconsin (City of Waupun shared-ride taxi with Federal Section 5311 funding, University of Wisconsin-Madison taxi procurement, City of Madison regional transit planning), and Arizona (Pinal County vanpool operations). Representative recent opportunities include Pinellas County Solid Waste's October 2026 ITQ for charter transportation to support educational landfill tours with Pinellas County SBE preference (van/shuttle through charter bus configurations with wheelchair-accessible options); Ocala Marion TPO's October 2026 RFP for Community Transportation Coordinator services managing 107,099 annual one-way passenger trips across Marion County with a four-and-a-half-year term beginning January 1, 2027; Bibb County Public Schools' September 2026 RFP for charter bus services transporting approximately 21,000 students for field trips and athletic events with in-state and out-of-state coverage; City of Waupun's August 2026 RFP for shared-ride taxi with Federal Section 5311 grant backing ($65,088) and demand-responsive service six days weekly; and Ivy Preparatory Academy's June 2026 RFP for student transportation of approximately 150 scholars using three designated hubs across DeKalb and Fulton counties during a 180-day school year.