NIGP 98141: Gas Equipment Rental or Lease

NIGP 98141 Gas Equipment Rental or Lease, an Item code, encompasses the rental and lease of gas-related equipment and medical gases used by state and local government agencies. Based on recent solicitation activity, the code captures two distinct product streams: medical gases and accessories supplied on a purchase-and-delivery basis under multi-year term contracts, and portable gas-powered equipment—such as diesel-driven pumps—rented on a contingency or seasonal basis to support emergency response and county operations. County commissioners and special districts are the primary issuing bodies under this code, with procurement conducted through IFB (Invitation for Bid) and ITB (Invitation to Bid) notices. Bidders face firm fixed-pricing requirements, often with no escalation clauses permitted, and must comply with local and small-business preferences where applicable, E-Verify, and insurance and background-check mandates that vary by jurisdiction and work scope.

Recent activity clusters in Florida. Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners issued two substantially identical IFBs for medical gases and accessories (IFB 26-064R/DJ posted July 10, 2026 with an August 21, 2026 response deadline, and IFB 68026064RDJ1 posted September 2, 2026 with an October 1, 2026 deadline), each applying a 5% local preference for Palm Beach County–based vendors and a separate 5% Glades local preference. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted ITB 26-00326 on July 6, 2026 (due July 31, 2026) for contingency rental of trailer-mounted diesel-driven portable pumps across a five-year term valued at $5,589,125.00, requiring 4-inch and 6-inch pump configurations with 640 and 1,430 gallons-per-minute capacities respectively, available seasonally from June through November, with contractor-maintained equipment within approximately fifty miles of Tampa, Florida, and annual pricing adjustments tied to CPI-U.