NIGP 96890: Vehicle Towing and Storage

NIGP 96890 Vehicle Towing and Storage, Item, represents work state and local governments are actively soliciting across emergency response, law enforcement evidence impound, transit fleet recovery, and municipal fleet support. Recent state and local opportunities show a mix of standing rotation tow provider agreements, on-call emergency contracts, and dedicated forensic or specialized recovery services. The California Department of Highway Patrol is by far the most visible repeat buyer, issuing multiple contemporaneous IFBs for evidence impound tow and storage services across its regional area offices (Tracy, Monterey, Grass Valley, Fresno, Napa, Westminster, Dublin, Madera, Morongo Basin, San Gorgonio Pass, Hollister-Gilroy, and Central Los Angeles) with budgets ranging from $30,000 to $700,000 per three-year term and response requirements of 24/7 availability. Beyond California, transit authorities including Orange County Transportation Authority and Orange County Transportation Authority are procuring 24/7 emergency towing for 40-foot and 60-foot buses with one-hour-thirty-minute response windows and three-year contract terms valued at $435,000. Municipal and county fleet operations—Sarasota County, St. Petersburg, Detroit, Gwinnett County, Salt Lake County, Bend, and Forney—are seeking towing for mixed vehicle classes (light, medium, heavy duty) with typical response times of 30 to 60 minutes and annual or multi-year terms. Police departments in Orlando and Lubbock are buying forensic or evidence towing with secure chain-of-custody requirements. State highway departments in New Jersey and Florida are contracting rapid incident scene clearance and freeway service patrol operations. The code also captures boat portage, moving-and-relocation labor (City of Pittsburgh), and removal of inoperative vehicles (City of Tampa).

The issuing-body mix spans state transportation and public-safety agencies, municipal fleet and police departments, county sheriff and fleet operations, transit authorities, and school districts. California dominates recent activity volume through the CHP's statewide network of area offices; Florida shows significant concentration through Keys Energy Services, Sarasota County, St. Petersburg, Orlando, and the Department of Transportation. Representatives recent opportunities include California Department of Highway Patrol IFB 26C435004 for evidence impound tow and storage services at the Fresno Area office, bids due October 5, 2026, budgeted at $700,000 over three years with 24/7 coverage and light-to-super-heavy-duty service categories; Orange County Transportation Authority RFP 260222 for towing and recovery services for transit buses, due September 8, 2026 (re-solicitation following zero prior proposals), contract value $435,000 over three years with one-hour-thirty-minute emergency response and prevailing wage requirements; Sarasota County IFB 262913MKM for county fleet and transit towing due November 18, 2026, covering 1,286 assets across light, medium, heavy duty, and fire/rescue vehicles with 45- and 60-minute response times and initial three-year term; and City of Orlando RFP 260026 for citywide towing and roadside services due July 28, 2026, multi-award structure with three-year initial term and rotation-based dispatch, requiring fixed pricing and $2 million commercial general liability. Small business and DVBE preferences or incentives appear in California CHP solicitations and select municipal procurements; prevailing wage requirements apply to transit authority and some municipal contracts funded through federal transit or state sources.