NIGP 96284: Tire Shredding and Disposal Services

NIGP 96284 Tire Shredding and Disposal Services, an Item code, encompasses tire transportation, disposal, and recycling operations that state and local governments procure to manage end-of-life tires collected from transfer stations, landfills, solid waste facilities, and artificial reef remediation sites. Recent solicitations show governments purchasing whole-tire pickup and transportation to approved recycling facilities, tire shredding and de-manufacturing, and tire-derived product applications including playground surfacing materials; activity ranges from routine as-needed waste tire management at county solid waste operations to specialized marine salvage removing tires from artificial reef sites and processing tire-derived mulch for park resurfacing. County solid waste departments and special-purpose solid waste authorities dominate the issuing-body mix, with a smaller cohort of city public works departments, school districts, and state transportation agencies entering the market. Marion County Solid Waste (Florida), Pasco County Commissioners (Florida), and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet issued recent opportunities; DeKalb County (Georgia) structured a public-private partnership RFP for scrap tire recycling, signaling intent to shift from transactional procurement to longer-term operational partnerships.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Florida and Georgia, with notable activity in California, Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri. Recent representative opportunities include Marion County Solid Waste's ITB 26B-098 for waste tire transport and disposal (due July 9, 2026, with a minimum of two vendors selected on a two-year contract with three annual renewal options), Pasco County's IFB KM-26-097 for as-needed waste tire management at two collection sites with an estimated 1,000 tons annually (due June 23, 2026), and Pinellas County Solid Waste's RFP for marine salvage removal of approximately 3,300 tires from five artificial reef sites off the Florida coast (due April 16, 2026). Contract structures typically require vendors to hold state hazardous materials certifications, Florida Department of Environmental Protection or EPA facility approval, workers' compensation and commercial general liability insurance in the $1 million to $2 million range, and demonstrated experience with three to five prior references; local preference provisions appear in Florida county solicitations. Volume-based requirements are modest but growing, with annual tonnages ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 tons at single facilities, and tire-derived product specifications (mulch, civil engineering applications, tire-derived fuel) now feature prominently in award criteria.