NIGP 97773: Toilets and Showers, Portable, Rental or Lease

NIGP 97773 Toilets And Showers, Portable, Rental Or Lease is an Item code under which state and local governments procure routine rental, delivery, maintenance, and service of portable chemical toilets, ADA-compliant units, handwashing stations, and shower trailers to support park operations, emergency response, public events, and facility management. Recent opportunities show state park systems, counties, cities, emergency management agencies, water districts, and special-purpose authorities soliciting these services via IFB, RFP, and RFQ on one-, two-, three-, and six-year contract terms. Scope spans weekly or twice-weekly servicing including pumping, cleaning, chemical replenishment, supply restocking, and waste disposal, with pricing structured as fixed monthly unit rates or all-inclusive daily and weekly rental fees; some contracts require emergency response within 4 to 24 hours and 24/7 availability during declared disasters. Issuing bodies include state park and recreation departments (California, Texas, Michigan), county governments (Salt Lake, Pinellas, Cook, Columbus GA), cities (Austin, Dania Beach, Tucson, Baltimore), water districts (Eastern Municipal Water District), transit and wildlife agencies, and school districts and universities. California Department of Parks and Recreation appears as a repeat buyer across multiple Sierra District, Coast District, and OHMVR Division locations.

Activity concentrates in California (especially state parks and water resources), Texas (state parks and emergency management), Florida (counties and cities), and the upper Midwest, with scattered solicitations across Illinois, Michigan, Arizona, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the California Department of Parks and Recreation (IFB C26683004, chemical toilet rental and service at three Nevada County state parks, bids due November 5, 2026 with IFB notice and five percent small business preference); the City of Austin (IFB 5000 ACA1012 REBID, portable toilet and shower rental on annual, monthly, weekly, and daily basis with approximately 1,057 monthly unit rentals, bids due November 3, 2026, requiring all-inclusive pricing with no separate charges and federal compliance for FEMA-funded operations); the California Department of Water Resources (IFB 10222573 and IFB 10222572 covering portable toilets and septic holding tank services across South Bay and North Bay jurisdictions, bids due November 12, 2026, with mandatory DVBE participation of minimum 3.0 percent); Pinellas County, Florida (ITQ 260836 for portable toilets and handwashing stations with 24/7 emergency response and hurricane prestaging support, proposals due October 6, 2026 with small business preference); and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (RFP 304T-27-975M4.2 for emergency ground support equipment including 100 portable toilets and 50 handwashing stations across eight disaster regions, proposals due October 29, 2026 with mandatory 2.0 percent VetHUB subcontracting goal).