NIGP 99346: Travel-In, Public Transporation, Auto Rental

NIGP 99346 Travel-In, Public Transportation, Auto Rental (Item) covers state and local procurement of charter and scheduled transportation services, auto rental concessions, and vehicle rental supplies. Recent solicitations show school districts, transportation planning organizations, counties, and airports buying charter bus services for student field trips and athletic events; coordinated transportation services for transportation-disadvantaged populations; on-airport rental car concession operations; and moving truck rentals. The work ranges from full-service coordination of multi-vehicle transportation systems with dispatch software and facility management to transactional vehicle rental and parts procurement.

Issuing bodies include independent school districts (notably Bibb County Public Schools in Georgia and Goose Creek CISD in Texas), regional transportation planning organizations (Ocala Marion TPO in Florida), county governments (Henderson County, Texas), and municipal airport authorities (City of Tallahassee). Recent opportunities span Florida, Georgia, and Texas. Representative solicitations include the Ocala Marion TPO's RFP for a Community Transportation Coordinator to manage Marion County's transportation-disadvantaged system for 107,099 annual passenger trips across four and one-half years beginning January 1, 2027, with a response date of October 12, 2026; Bibb County Public Schools' IFB for charter bus services transporting approximately 21,000 students, due September 7, 2026; and the City of Tallahassee's RFP for on-airport rental car concession services at Tallahassee International Airport, due September 2, 2026. Henderson County, Texas issued an ITB for moving truck rentals due August 11, 2026, and Goose Creek CISD posted an RFP for transportation parts, supplies, and related services.