NIGP 97749: Hand Tool Rental or Lease

NIGP 97749 Hand Tool Rental Or Lease, an Item code, covers the short-term procurement of hand tools by state and local governments through rental or lease agreements rather than purchase. State and local agencies use this code for temporary access to specialized or high-cost hand tools — including pneumatic tools, torque wrenches, hydraulic equipment, and trade-specific implements — when full ownership is impractical or when demand is seasonal or project-based. The issuing bodies span state departments, county facilities and maintenance operations, municipal public works departments, school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts managing infrastructure or capital projects.

The source provided contains no recent state or local contract opportunities under this code, limiting visibility into current geographic concentration, issuing-body activity patterns, or representative recent solicitations. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB notices naming specific jurisdictions, response dates, or rental or lease terms, assessment of near-term procurement velocity and market direction under NIGP 97749 is not supported by the available data.