NIGP 99366: Travel-Out, Public Transportation

NIGP 99366 Travel-Out, Public Transportation is an Item code capturing educational and specialized mobility services that state and local governments procure for students, disadvantaged populations, and specific institutional missions. Recent solicitations show city colleges, school districts, transportation planning organizations, and counties purchasing study abroad program logistics, charter bus services for field trips and athletics, paratransit for transportation-disadvantaged residents, and community transportation coordination. City Colleges of Chicago has dominated recent activity, issuing multiple sole-source procurements for educational travel experiences to Kenya and Panama, civil rights immersion trips to the Deep South, and newspaper subscriptions for student access; these contracts range from $50,000 to $85,000 per program and emphasize integrated on-site logistics, expert facilitation, and cultural immersion rather than commodity transportation. School districts including Bibb County Schools and Stockton Unified School District are soliciting charter bus services for districtwide 2026–2027 operations covering field trips, athletics, and summer programs, with responses due in August and September 2026.

Geographic activity centers in Illinois (City Colleges of Chicago), Georgia (Bibb County Schools), California (Stockton Unified School District), and Florida (Ocala Marion Transportation Planning Organization and Monroe County). The Ocala Marion TPO issued an RFP on September 10, 2026 for a Community Transportation Coordinator to manage Marion County's Transportation Disadvantaged system serving 107,000 annual trips across four and one-half years beginning January 1, 2027, with responses due October 12, 2026 and anticipated funding from CTD grants and local sources. Monroe County, Florida requested proposals on June 20, 2026 for paratransit and demand-response services under the Social Services Transportation Disadvantaged Program, with responses due July 21, 2026 and a contract start date of October 1, 2026. School-district charter bus solicitations specify multi-vehicle fleets, CDL-certified drivers with passenger endorsements, ADA accessibility, liability insurance ranging from $5 million to $200,000–$300,000 per incident, and one-year terms with renewal options. No set-asides or preference programs are stated in the recent opportunities.