NIGP 13528: Firebrick

NIGP 13528 Firebrick, an Item code, names a narrow commodity category that state and local governments purchase for specialized industrial and construction applications requiring high-temperature resistance. Recent solicitations show little direct firebrick procurement; instead, the code appears to roll up into broader construction and facilities work where firebrick may be one component among many. The Statesboro, Georgia sealed-bid invitation for the Averitt Center (issued January 22, 2026, due March 5, 2026) encompasses brick repointing and exterior wall restoration, window replacement, and elastomeric coating—work that could involve firebrick in restoration contexts, though firebrick is not explicitly named in the scope. Issuing bodies across the recent opportunities span city governments (Statesboro), county boards (Seminole County, Tuolumne County), cooperative purchasing units (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington counties), and county purchasing departments (Williamson County).

Geographic activity in the source records concentrates in California (Tuolumne County ambulance services and broader state procurement), Georgia (Statesboro city), Florida (Seminole County), and Washington (Sourcewell cooperative serving Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties, plus out-of-state participants). The Statesboro brick repointing and window-replacement bid is the most directly aligned recent opportunity under firebrick; Seminole County's mechanical treatment and firebreak maintenance services represent tangential land-management work unlikely to drive firebrick demand. No recent solicitations explicitly specify firebrick procurement, material quantities, or dedicated project budgets. The code shows minimal recent activity in the available opportunities block.