NIGP 99815: Batteries, All Types, Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items

NIGP 99815 Batteries, All Types, Sale Of Surplus And Obsolete Items is an Item code representing the disposition and sale of surplus, confiscated, and end-of-life batteries and related equipment by state and local governments. In practice, the code captures a broader scope than batteries alone — state and local buyers are currently using it to solicit the purchase and removal of recycled goods including scrap metals, end-of-life electronics, lead-acid batteries, and confiscated equipment, often bundled with transportation and containerization services. Issuing bodies include county departments of waste services and recycling, county fire rescue operations, county parks and public works departments, and municipal police departments. The work typically involves vendors providing roll-off storage containers, pickup and drop-off logistics on as-needed or scheduled bases, weight verification through county scale houses, and adherence to hazardous-waste transportation permitting and environmental compliance requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Missouri. Escambia County Department of Waste Services in Florida posted two successive ITBs (PD 25-26.102 in July 2026 and PD 25-26.104 in August 2026) for purchase of recycled goods from Perdido Landfill, each spanning thirty-six months with two optional twelve-month renewals, structured on a percentage-of-market-price basis for scrap metals and per-pound pricing for electronics and batteries. Jackson County, Missouri issued ITB No. 26-034 in May 2026 for a twelve-month battery supply contract with two optional extensions across six battery categories (cars and trucks, heavy trucks, golf carts, lawn and garden, marine, and sealed lead-acid), with an estimated annual spend of $37,000 and mandatory eighteen-month warranties with free replacement of defective units and core-exchange credits. Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department in Georgia posted RFB No. 27-0010 in September 2026 for a trade or credit transaction involving 306 used and confiscated firearms exchanged for Heckler & Koch rifles, structured as a sealed bid with award to the highest responsive and responsible bidder by October 14, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued ITB-26-00319 in July 2026 for consumable janitorial and operational supplies with an estimated one-year contract value of $765,679.84, though this entry appears tangential to the core surplus-and-obsolete-items scope.