NIGP 97565: Recreational Vehicle Rental or Lease (incl. Motor Homes)

NIGP 97565 Recreational Vehicle Rental Or Lease (Including Motor Homes), an Item code, encompasses the rental and lease of equipment and vehicles for state and local operations, including heavy construction and utility equipment, municipal fleet assets, and airport concession rental-car services. State and local governments procure short-term and long-term rental of light-duty through heavy-duty vehicles, off-road equipment, aerial lifts, air compressors, concrete equipment, earthmoving machinery, forklifts, power generation systems, refuse vehicles, trailers, and water trucks on hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly terms with no guaranteed minimums. Issuing bodies include cities (Tucson, Atlanta, Tallahassee), cooperatives managing nationwide purchasing vehicles (Axia Cooperative), and municipal airport authorities. Rental agreements commonly bundle delivery, maintenance, inspections, repairs, telematics, operator training, and support services into the contract scope.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southwest and Southeast. The City of Tucson, collaborating with Axia Cooperative, posted RFP 260139 for Heavy Equipment & Tool Rentals and Related Services on August 11, 2026, with proposals due February 25, 2026, seeking vendors across approximately 40 equipment categories for nationwide cooperative purchasing with an estimated annual national volume of approximately $50,000,000. The City of Atlanta posted IFB/GS/DPW/2606-1260236 on July 21, 2026, with bid due July 28, 2026, for rental and lease-to-purchase fleet and off-road equipment supporting public works, utilities, waste management, and emergency response. The City of Tallahassee posted RFP08926RR on July 15, 2026, a re-bid of on-airport rental car concession services due September 2, 2026. Cooperative purchasing structures and multi-award authority appear common in current solicitations.