NIGP 99817: Boats and Marine Equipment, Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items

NIGP 99817 Boats and Marine Equipment, Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items, Item code, covers the management, auction, and disposition of surplus and confiscated vessels, marine equipment, and related watercraft held by state and local government agencies. Recent opportunities reveal work spanning public auction services for retired municipal fleet assets, trade-credit transactions for confiscated firearms and equipment, and marine infrastructure construction to support police boating operations — a scope that extends well beyond the abstract description to include logistics, compliance documentation, specialized licensing, and federal environmental permitting.

City governments and specialized municipal departments constitute the primary issuing bodies under this code, with the City of Tampa, Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department, and City of New Smyrna Beach appearing in recent solicitations. The geographic spread centers on Florida and Georgia, with activity linked to municipal surplus asset programs and police department equipment transactions. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Tampa Logistics and Asset Management Department's RFP 26P00341 (posted October 5, 2026, due November 9, 2026) for surplus vehicle and equipment auction services covering Classes 2-8 vehicles, construction equipment, and seized police property on a commission basis with Small Local Business Enterprise preference; Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department's ITB PE70662NONST2027000000128 (posted September 16, 2026, due October 14, 2026) for trade-credit disposition of 306 used and confiscated firearms plus seven upper receivers exchanged for Heckler & Koch rifles; and the City of New Smyrna Beach's ITB 09-26-PD (posted August 10, 2026) for police boathouse construction including timber dock systems, boat lifts, and marine facility infrastructure funded through the Florida Inland Navigation District with federal Davis-Bacon and Buy America compliance requirements. Proposers pursuing work under this code must hold specialized licensing — auctioneer credentials for auction services, federal firearms licenses for firearm transactions, and construction certifications with five years of documented marine or waterfront project experience for facility work.