NIGP 17539: Glass Pipe and Fittings

NIGP 17539 Glass Pipe and Fittings, an Item code, covers underground and above-ground piping systems that state and local governments procure for utility, stormwater, and infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show active procurement of primary electrical cable conduit, stormwater outfall and drainage pipe, and related buried utility infrastructure, spanning both material supply and full replacement or rehabilitation contracting. Issuing bodies include municipal utilities, county governments, and city public works and procurement departments. Lubbock Power & Light, Orange County, and the City of Palm Bay have all posted opportunities under this code within the past six months, indicating sustained activity across municipal infrastructure portfolios.

Activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. Lubbock Power & Light (Texas) issued a quote request on September 18, 2026 for 3,000 feet of primary 15 KV outdoor pipe cable (AWG No. 4/0 aluminum, 19-strand, compound-filled with TRXLPE insulation and LLDPE jacket) per NIGP 17539 specifications, with quotes due September 25, 2026 through the Bonfire Portal. The City of Palm Bay, Florida posted an ITB on June 8, 2026 for the I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement project with bids due July 14, 2026, encompassing removal and installation of replacement pipe infrastructure in the Meadowbrook at I-95 location under Florida Department of Environmental Protection permits, with mandatory bid security at five percent of bid price and lump-sum pricing subject to five percent retainage. Palm Bay also conducted an RFI on May 12, 2026 (due June 9, 2026) to solicit vendor input on stormwater pipe rehabilitation and replacement solutions along the Malabar Road corridor in support of the Malabar Road Widening Phase II project. Orange County, Florida posted an IFB for emergency bridge replacement (estimated at $6,202,246.05) on June 25, 2026 with bids due July 7, 2026, which includes piping components as part of larger civil infrastructure work.