NIGP 97593: Wrecker Rental or Lease

NIGP 97593 Wrecker Rental or Lease, an Item code, encompasses towing and wrecker services that state and local governments procure for vehicle recovery, impound management, and fleet support across police departments, transportation agencies, and municipal service operations. Jurisdictions solicit wrecker services either as standalone contracts with dedicated service providers or as part of broader equipment-rental aggregations that bundle multiple asset classes. The issuing bodies span county governments, municipalities, and multi-agency cooperative purchasing arrangements, with both Police Services divisions and Fleet Services operations as primary customers within a single jurisdiction.

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia recently posted RP015-26, a multi-year wrecker services RFP due March 31, 2026, seeking qualified providers for vehicle removal and impound services across its 437-square-mile jurisdiction through December 31, 2030, with automatic annual renewals thereafter. The solicitation reflects typical state and local wrecker procurement: vendors must demonstrate minimum three years of consecutive wrecker service experience in the county, maintain 24/7 operational capability, operate secured facilities meeting zoning and storage standards, hold valid occupational tax certificates and commercial driver licenses, and carry Commercial General Liability insurance with $2 million aggregate limits. The County evaluates proposals on experience (30 points), equipment and fleet capacity (30 points), references (10 points), and either facility site visits or interviews (30 points), with separate pricing tracks for Light, Medium, and Heavy Duty wrecker classes and mileage-based towing fees. The City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County also solicited equipment rentals and related services with a September 9, 2026 due date (Solicitation 2692026217), indicating broader geographic activity in North Carolina alongside Georgia's Gwinnett County operation. Recent activity suggests steady, jurisdiction-specific demand driven by public safety and transportation agencies rather than centralized state-level procurement.