NIGP 98386: Uniform Rental or Lease

NIGP 98386 Uniform Rental or Lease, an Item code, covers the weekly rental, laundering, maintenance, and delivery of work uniforms, protective clothing, operational supplies, and associated linens for state and local employees. State and local governments use this code to outfit facilities maintenance staff, law enforcement and highway patrol personnel, fire department employees, correctional facilities staff, and public works departments with clean uniforms on a recurring basis, typically through three-year agreements with fixed weekly pricing and replacement-cost schedules.

The California Department of Highway Patrol dominates recent activity under this code, having issued more than twenty IFBs since May 2026 across its regional area offices, commercial vehicle enforcement facilities, and platform scales locations—a pattern suggesting systematic statewide contract renewal. State agencies beyond CHP (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Department of General Services, and the State of Texas) and municipal jurisdictions (City of Tucson Police and Fire Departments, City of New Haven Department of Public Works, and Clark County School District) round out the issuing-body mix. The code shows activity across California, Texas, Nevada, Georgia, and Maine, with the densest recent concentration in California. Representative recent opportunities include the California Department of Highway Patrol's IFB 26C456002 for the CHP Oakhurst Area Office Protective Clothing and Operational Supply Rental Services, due October 28, 2026, covering uniforms, slip-resistant mats, and shop rags under a three-year contract with small-business and DVBE incentive provisions; the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's IFB 2CA08051 for the Lassen Modoc Unit Uniform and Shop Supply Rentals, due October 6, 2026, covering weekly coveralls, floor mats, and shop supplies across a three-year term; the City of Tucson Police and Fire Departments' RFP for Police Uniforms, Ballistic Shields, and Fire Body Armor, structured in three groups (police uniforms and accessories, ballistic shields, and fire body armor systems) with an estimated annual TPD usage of approximately $300,000 and national cooperative purchasing availability; and the Texas Facilities Commission's RFP 0007240 for Uniform Purchase and Rental Services at four Austin-area locations, due July 7, 2026, with separate awards anticipated for rental and sales to serve 395 employees across facilities maintenance, fire and security, and executive categories. Cumulative adjustment caps of 10 percent or $100,000 and waived DVBE mandatory-participation requirements (with voluntary DVBE incentives available) appear consistently across California Highway Patrol solicitations. Contract terms typically run three years with optional extensions subject to performance and funding; all solicitations require liability insurance ($1 million per occurrence is standard) and driver license or security clearance before facility access.