NIGP 97566: Road and Highway Equipment (Not Otherwise Classified) Rental or Lease

NIGP 97566 Road and Highway Equipment (Not Otherwise Classified) Rental or Lease, an Item code, covers short-term and lease-to-purchase acquisition of specialized earthmoving, construction, and roadway maintenance equipment—including aerial lifts, forklifts, telehandlers, track loaders, windrow elevators, offset drills with operators, heavy haul trucks, RGN lowboy trailers, and backhoes—that state and local transportation, public works, and utility departments deploy on as-needed or fixed-term bases. State and local buyers under this code prioritize equipment availability, delivery speed (often same-day or next-business-day), operator support where required, and integrated maintenance and telematics; pricing typically includes delivery, fuel, insurance, and transportation. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies spanning state departments of transportation (Texas, Kentucky, Georgia), major cities (Fort Worth, Dallas, Atlanta), counties (Brazoria County, Knox County), and universities (Mississippi State University), with no single repeat buyer dominating the code but transportation and public works departments appearing most frequently.

Texas leads recent activity, with the Texas Department of Transportation posting multiple rental RFQs for windrow elevators, heavy haul trucks with RGN lowboy trailers, and roadway debris collection machines through the TxDOT Procurement Portal between June and September 2026. The City of Fort Worth issued RFP 260324 on September 30, 2026, due October 15, 2026, for an as-needed equipment rental agreement covering aerial lifts through track loaders with a mandatory 30 percent small business participation goal and best-value evaluation on cost, small business participation, qualifications, approach, and ability to meet city needs. The City of Atlanta issued IFB/GS/DPW/2606-1260236 on July 21, 2026, due July 28, 2026, for rental and lease-to-purchase fleet and off-road equipment with maintenance, inspections, repairs, telematics, and operator training across light-duty through off-road assets. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet issued two offset-drill-with-operator rentals for District 8 roadway stabilization (June 25, 2026 deadline), one federally funded under FHWA Emergency Relief with Davis-Bacon wage requirements and a 0 percent DBE goal, and one state-funded with Kentucky resident and disability-focused vendor preferences. The State of Georgia requested a 60-month backhoe lease under RFP 2026-08-001 (September 10, 2026 deadline). Activity spans Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi, with Texas and Georgia showing the heaviest recent volume.