NIGP 99010: Armored Car Services

NIGP 99010 Armored Car Services, an Item code, encompasses secure pickup, transportation, and delivery of cash, checks, securities, and related financial instruments from public-sector locations to designated banks or processing centers, with same-day or next-business-day deposit credit. State and local governments procure this service through utilities (Gainesville Regional Utilities), school districts (Dallas Independent School District, Fulton County Schools), counties (Salt Lake County, Williamson County, Frederick County), cities (City of Gainesville, City of Tucson, Chicago), state agencies (Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, Illinois Department of Revenue), and higher-education institutions (University of Houston). Solicitations are issued as RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs, typically requiring vendors to hold state occupational licenses, maintain fidelity bonds (often $100,000 to $500,000 per employee), carry comprehensive insurance ($1,000,000 to $3,000,000 in various liability categories), demonstrate three or more years of comparable armored courier experience with client references, and comply with E-Verify and background-check requirements. Contract terms commonly run one to six years with renewal options; pricing is structured as per-pickup, per-trip, or tiered-frequency rates and must remain firm for 12 to 24 months. Performance standards mandate same-day or next-business-day bank delivery, chain-of-custody documentation, and penalties for missed pickups or failed deposit credits.

Solicitations cluster in Texas (Williamson County, Dallas Independent School District, University of Houston), Florida (Gainesville Regional Utilities, City of Gainesville), Georgia (Fulton County Schools), Utah (Salt Lake County), Massachusetts (Massachusetts State Lottery Commission), and Illinois (Chicago), with additional activity in Maryland, Arizona, and national cooperative purchasing vehicles. Recent representative opportunities include Gainesville Regional Utilities RFQ #2025-136 (response due October 24, 2025, estimated 250 annual pickups across 15-mile service area with same-day 1:30 p.m. bank delivery requirement), Dallas Independent School District RFP OS-250239 (response due July 23, 2026, pre-proposal meeting July 6, 2026, covering 181 school locations with 30 percent SBE goal), Salt Lake County RFC for six-year contract term (bid due June 1, 2026, approximately 15 locations with annual estimated value $100,000), Massachusetts State Lottery Commission sealed-bid procurement (bid due April 27, 2026, five-year term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031, covering six locations across Massachusetts with 1 percent minimum Supplier Diversity Program commitment required), and Education Service Center Region 10 cooperative RFP R10-1190 (proposal due April 17, 2026, three-year initial term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, available nationally to public sector and nonprofits, estimated annual volume over $50 million by year three). Several jurisdictions reference SBE, MBE, or Supplier Diversity Program set-asides or preferences; E-Verify and anti-human trafficking certifications are standard across solicitations.