NIGP 13534: Fire Clay

NIGP 13534 Fire Clay is an Item code that designates refractory clay products used primarily in high-heat industrial and construction applications. The recent opportunities block contains no active solicitations for fire clay itself; the posted notices span a county purchasing department relocation announcement, mechanical vegetation treatment services for county parks, a cooperative law enforcement equipment procurement, and a municipal building restoration project involving window replacement and brick repointing—none of which directly procure fire clay materials or products as a primary commodity. State and local governments acquire fire clay through this code when specifying materials for kiln linings, furnace repairs, foundry work, and masonry restoration in historic or specialized structures, but the opportunities block does not surface active demand in these categories.

Without documented recent solicitations for fire clay products or services under this Item code, geographic concentration and issuing-body patterns cannot be reliably characterized from the source material. The absence of active fire clay procurements in the opportunities block suggests either minimal current state and local purchasing activity under this code or that demand, when present, flows through broader construction or industrial maintenance categories rather than standalone fire clay solicitations. Business development professionals should monitor cooperative purchasing vehicles and standing contracts through state master agreements or regional construction frameworks, where fire clay and refractory products may be bundled with general building materials or industrial supplies rather than solicited independently.