NIGP 96784: Transport Equipment

NIGP 96784 Transport Equipment is an Item code under which state and local governments currently procure transit vehicles (minivans, passenger vans, and cutaway buses), specialized response and support vehicles, evacuation equipment, towing and recovery services, and research or recreational watercraft. The Missouri Department of Transportation dominates recent solicitation activity, issuing multiple IFBs for OEM minivans, 15-passenger vans, and modified wide-body cutaway buses for its State Transit Program, all subject to Federal Transit Administration Buy America compliance (minimum 70 percent domestic content, final assembly in the United States). The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Criminal Investigations, is procuring build-out and equipment installation services for two Ford F-550 4x4 Super Cab Chassis vehicles as investigations support units. State departments, counties, municipalities, and special-purpose transit authorities drive demand. The County of Sacramento issued an RFP for moving services (office and household relocations) through its Sacramento County Procurement Alliance cooperative purchasing vehicle; the City of Manitowoc – Maritime Metro Transit solicited CAD/AVL hardware, software, and professional services for a turnkey transit system; and the City of Lake Geneva sought operators for seasonal trolley transportation services. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority procured CNG engine overhaul and remanufacturing services; Pinellas County, Florida sought equipment towing, transport, and recovery services; and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued ITBs for airboat construction with engines and research skiffs.

Recent activity concentrates in Missouri (multiple MoDOT State Transit Program solicitations with June and July 2026 response dates), Florida (FWC and DFS vehicle and equipment procurements), and Massachusetts (MBTA engine services). Representative opportunities include the Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission IFB 0000000335SL for OEM standard minivans and 15-passenger vans due July 20, 2026 under IFB; the Florida Department of Financial Services RFP 16255 for Ford F-550 build-out and equipment installation due July 21, 2026 (updated from prior July 15 date via Addendum 1 and Addendum 2) with mandatory pre-response conference June 24, 2026; the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority RFP 17F-26 for CNG engine overhaul services (115 units estimated, three per month) due April 1, 2026; and the City of Manitowoc – Maritime Metro Transit RFP QE-26-3 for CAD/AVL system hardware, software, and services for eleven revenue vehicles due June 19, 2026, partially funded by $240,074 in federal Section 5311 transit operating funds. Federal Buy America compliance, prevailing wage certification, and civil rights attestations appear consistently across transit-related procurements; vehicle specifications emphasize ADA accessibility, FMVSS compliance, and domestic content documentation at bid time.