NIGP 97182: Toilets, Portable, Rental or Lease

NIGP 97182 Toilets, Portable, Rental or Lease, an Item code, covers the rental, delivery, maintenance, and service of portable sanitation facilities—standard and ADA-compliant portable toilets, portable shower trailers, hand-washing stations, and related wastewater tank servicing—that state and local governments deploy for events, routine operations, emergency response, and disaster recovery. City, county, and state procurement offices are the primary buyers, with activity driven by Parks and Recreation departments, Public Works, emergency management divisions, and special events coordinators across routine municipal operations and all-hazards response. Contracts typically establish unit-price structures with pricing tiers for different rental durations (annual, monthly, weekly, daily), service frequencies, and equipment configurations. Vendors are expected to provide all-inclusive pricing covering delivery, setup, maintenance, fuel, cleaning, restocking, and removal with no separate surcharges; 24-hour emergency availability and rapid response times (commonly four to six hours) are standard for disaster-readiness contracts. Issuing bodies frequently impose living-wage requirements and federal compliance obligations (E-Verify, debarment certification, domestic-preference rules, prevailing wage for FEMA-funded work) when contracts are funded through disaster assistance or fiscal recovery programs.

Recent solicitation activity spans Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, Georgia, and Connecticut. The City of Austin issued IFB 5000 ACA1012 REBID (bids due November 3, 2026) for portable toilets and showers with estimated annual quantities spanning six categories—ten to thirty yearly units, 1,057 monthly rentals, 210 weekly rentals, 150 daily rentals, 32 weekly shower rentals, and 330 miscellaneous service events—with a 5% local-business discount for bids up to $500,000 and a $22.05 per-hour minimum living wage. Pinellas County, Florida issued ITQ 260836 (proposals due October 6, 2026) for portable toilets, handwashing stations, and emergency restroom, shower, laundry, and sleeper trailers with 24/7 emergency response and four-hour dispatch for hurricane prestaging and disaster recovery. The Texas Division of Emergency Management (via the Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division) issued RFP 304T-27-975M4.2 (proposals due October 29, 2026) for emergency ground support equipment including 100 portable toilets, 50 handwash stations, and 25 shower facilities across eight disaster regions with mandatory 2.0% service-disabled veteran subcontracting goals. The City of New Haven issued ITB 2026-ITB-367 (bids due June 10, 2026) for on-call portable restrooms citywide, supporting various events and seasonal park use with a 25% MBE/WBE participation goal and $21.95–$22.95 hourly living wage. Smaller jurisdictions, including the City of Daytona Beach, City of Salem, Volusia County, and Palm Beach County in Florida, and municipalities in California and Oregon, have also posted recent opportunities under this code.