NIGP 97191: Warehouse Rental or Lease

NIGP 97191 Warehouse Rental Or Lease, an Item code, covers climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled storage facilities that state and local governments lease to house inventory, equipment, records, and supplies ranging from modular furniture components to medical equipment and pharmaceuticals. State departments, health agencies, counties, and specialized authorities solicit under this code; recent activity shows Texas agencies (the Health and Human Services Commission, Department of State Health Services, Texas Water Development Board, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) as repeat buyers, alongside the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Contracts typically require 24-hour operations, climate control to specified ranges, inventory management systems, loading docks, security and pest management, comprehensive insurance, and personnel qualified in the stored materials. Term structures commonly span one to five initial years with optional renewals; pricing is submitted on a per-square-foot annual basis, hourly labor rates, or per-unit handling charges.

Texas dominates recent solicitation volume. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple Invitations for Bid for San Antonio warehouse and storage services supporting the Department of State Health Services, with responses due June 8, 2026 (HHS0016767), August 26, 2026 (HHS0016767v2), and October 13, 2026 (HHS0016767v3), each seeking climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled space with 26 percent Historically Underutilized Business subcontracting goals and historical spend around $3.8 million over the prior five years. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality solicited warehouse rental for Haworth modular furniture storage in Austin (Solicitation 5822717661, due October 30, 2026). The Illinois Department of Central Management Services issued RFI L6945 for 36,000 square feet of warehouse space in Springfield for the Department of Children and Family Services (responses due May 20, 2026). The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued Invitation to Negotiate ITN15927 for a 75,000–85,000 usable-square-foot leased facility in Wakulla/Leon County with a 10-year base term (proposals due June 23, 2026). Bernalillo County solicited off-site records storage and handling services via RFP 50-26-SS (proposals due May 30, 2026). Activity also appears in California, where the Department of General Services sought office and warehouse space in Sacramento (response deadline June 5, 2026) and the Department of Toxic Substances Control procured potentially responsible party search services under RFP 2627-07 (proposals due August 13, 2026). The code shows active pursuit across multiple jurisdictions, with emphasis on compliance-heavy, operationally complex facilities serving emergency response, public health, and law enforcement missions.