NIGP 97515: Automotive Shop Equipment Rental or Lease

NIGP 97515 Automotive Shop Equipment Rental or Lease, an Item code, encompasses the rental, lease, and lease-to-purchase of vehicles and equipment—light-duty, medium-duty, heavy-duty, and off-road assets—along with bundled maintenance, inspections, repairs, telematics, operator training, delivery, and support services that state and local governments procure to support fleet operations. Recent solicitations show municipalities and cooperative purchasing entities acquiring equipment across public works, utilities, construction, waste management, and emergency response functions, with issuing bodies reserving flexibility to select among rental, lease-to-purchase, and other acquisition methods based on operational and financial need.

The issuing-body mix includes major city procurement offices—the City of Atlanta and the City of Charlotte—and regional cooperative purchasing entities such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, which aggregates demand across member public agencies. Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southeast, with recent opportunities in Georgia and North Carolina. The City of Atlanta issued an IFB on July 21, 2026 (due July 28, 2026) for rental and lease-to-purchase fleet and off-road equipment with maintenance and support services; the City of Charlotte posted an RFQ on July 8, 2026 (due September 9, 2026) for equipment rentals and related products and services on behalf of Charlotte and participating Mecklenburg County agencies. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative issued a catalog-discount bid solicitation (TRAN2223, due December 6, 2022) for transportation maintenance and supplies with estimated expenditures of $8,685,959 across a one-year term, attracting 136 prior respondents.