NIGP 98169: Storage Tank Rental or Lease

NIGP 98169 Storage Tank Rental Or Lease, an Item code, encompasses the rental, lease, and procurement of aboveground storage tanks for potable water, fuel, and soft-water systems by state and local agencies. State and local governments buy tank rental and exchange services on as-needed bases, design-and-build elevated potable water storage tanks with full mechanical and electrical infrastructure, and aboveground fuel storage tank systems. Issuing bodies include city governments (Rome, Georgia; Lubbock, Texas), county water authorities (Okaloosa County, Florida), and state-operated facilities (California Department of State Hospitals). The recent opportunity mix spans from routine tank rental and exchange contracts to capital construction projects for elevated storage tanks with significant site work, foundations, and control systems integration.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and California. The City of Lubbock, Texas has posted two design-and-build elevated water storage tank projects: a 2.0 million gallon tank on 34th Street (RFP 26-19423-TF, proposals due February 19, 2026, estimated $12 million) and a Broadway Street Reconstruction project (RFP 26-19633-TF, proposals due April 30, 2026, estimated $13.5 million). The Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida solicited design and construction of a 750,000-gallon elevated potable water storage tank at Shoal River Ranch Water Reclamation Facility (ITB WS 54-26, bids due July 15, 2026, mandatory pre-bid June 16, 2026) with ACIP piling foundations, AWWA D100-21 compliance, 500-calendar-day substantial completion schedule, and 5 percent bid bond requirement. The City of Rome, Georgia issued separate RFQs for aboveground fuel storage tanks (005-26, due February 26, 2026) and a new fleet fueling system (024-26, due August 20, 2026). The Department of State Hospitals–Patton, California posted an IFB for portable soft-water tank rentals and exchanges at two on-campus locations (0000037828, bids due February 24, 2026, mandatory bidder's conference February 6, 2026, contract term July 1, 2026–June 30, 2028 with 3 percent DVBE participation requirement and prevailing wage applicability).