NIGP 97524: Construction Equipment (Not Otherwise Classified) Rental or Lease

NIGP 97524 Construction Equipment (Not Otherwise Classified) Rental Or Lease, an Item code, describes state and local procurement of operated and bare equipment on an as-needed basis—asphalt pavers with crews, cranes with certified operators, heavy dozers and loaders with operators, temporary HVAC units, storage trailers, and light-to-medium construction machinery. Recent solicitations show that state departments, county public works and transportation agencies, corrections systems, water authorities, and municipal departments drive the bulk of activity, with California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California Department of Water Resources, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and Orange County dominating the procurement calendar. Caltrans posted a bid for fully operated asphalt paver rental in eight Central Valley counties (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne) under IFB 10A2959 with bids due October 29, 2026, seeking one paver with three operators on an as-needed basis through April 2030; CDCR sought crane rental and operator services across 31 facilities under IFB C5613296-D, Rebid 1, with bids due November 3, 2026, covering 14-ton to 120-ton equipment; the California Department of General Services solicited equipment rental across Northern and Southern California regions under IFB 25-310258 with bids due September 22, 2026, for 75 equipment types including aerial lifts, excavators, and generators on a three-year term. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (on behalf of PennDOT) and Orange County Sheriff-Coroner also posted recent opportunities.

Geographic concentration spans California (Central Valley, Northern and Southern regions), Pennsylvania (Districts 2-0 through 8-0), and scattered activity in Texas, Massachusetts, Georgia, Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida. Small Business set-asides and preferences appear consistently—California's standard 5% SB preference or DVBE incentives (1–5% depending on participation levels, capped at $50,000 to $500,000) are routine; Pennsylvania prevailing wage requirements apply to bridge inspection support and traffic control. Equipment age and condition standards are tight: machines often must be ten years old or newer with fewer than 10,000 operating hours, full cab enclosures, air conditioning, and CARB or AQMD compliance. Response deadlines cluster around six to eight weeks post-posting. Pre-bid conferences or mandatory bidder meetings are common for larger lots (Caltrans, CDCR, DWR facilities). Contractors must hold Motor Carrier Permits, valid licensing (Class A General Engineering, C-12 Earthwork, C-10 Electrical as applicable), current insurance with $1 million to $2 million general liability, and when operators are included, proof of crane or heavy-equipment operator certification and commercial driver's licenses. This code sees sustained, multistate activity across state transportation and corrections procurement offices and county public works; activity is strong enough to support dedicated equipment rental vendors with pre-positioned fleets and rapid-response capabilities.