NIGP 96256: Moving Services

NIGP 96256 Moving Services, an Item code, encompasses the transportation, packing, unpacking, and relocation of office furniture, equipment, records, and household goods across state and local jurisdictions on a one-time or recurring basis. State and local governments procure moving services to support facility transitions, departmental relocations, capital projects, emergency response, and administrative consolidations. Work ranges from routine office moves within a single building to complex, phased relocations of specialized equipment—including medical imaging systems, laboratory instruments, historical artifacts, and election machinery—requiring manufacturer-certified technicians, rigging expertise, and damage-prevention protocols. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices, county purchasing departments, independent school districts, state agencies, higher-education institutions, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts such as water utilities and airports. Recent activity shows repeat buyers including the City of Austin, Sarasota County, the Auraria Higher Education Center (procuring on behalf of Community College of Denver), San Jacinto Community College District, and various Florida municipalities. Geographic spread spans Florida, Texas, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky, with particular density in Florida and Texas.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Austin's IFB 5000 BRS1080 (October 2026) seeking citywide office moving and relocation services with local and small-business preferences of up to 5% and estimated annual labor spend of 400–1,000 hours; Sarasota County's IFB 262896MF (November 2026 deadline) for specialty moving services relocating 6,239 historical artifacts and archival materials to the new Sarasota County History Center with mandatory pre-bid and climate-controlled storage; the Auraria Higher Education Center's quotes due October 2026 for professional moving services relocating seven healthcare and educational programs with specialized medical equipment, three-year insurance requirements, and SDVOSB participation goals; San Jacinto Community College District's RFP 26-17 (July 2026) for services across seven campus locations including grand pianos, safes, and modular furniture systems with one-year initial term and four renewal options; and the City of Fort Worth's RFP 26-0247 (September 2026) for office relocations, furniture installation, and storage with a 30% small-business utilization goal and historical annual spend averaging $161,565. Set-asides and preferences appear selectively—local-business, small-business, and SDVOSB participation goals in Colorado and Texas procurements; cooperative purchasing vehicles (CoPro+, SCoPA, Region 7) extending contracts to multiple entities; and federal grant-funded procurements (FEMA, CDBG-MIT) precluding local preference but requiring minority-enterprise consideration. Prevailing wage applies in Oregon and select higher-education jurisdictions.