NIGP 17572: Precious Metals (All Forms, Including Salts): Gold, Platinum Group Metals, and Silver

NIGP Item 17572 Precious Metals (All Forms, Including Salts): Gold, Platinum Group Metals, And Silver covers recovery and recycling of valuable metal byproducts from specialized facilities and operations. State and local governments procure under this code primarily for lead remediation and precious-metal recovery services at public shooting ranges, where spent ammunition casings and contaminated soil contain recoverable metals. The scope includes lead removal, shell casing collection, sorting, and recycling with compensation structures that reimburse the contractor for recovered material value. Issuing bodies are typically county parks and recreation departments operating public shooting facilities.

Recent activity is limited. Volusia County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Division (Daytona Beach, Florida) issued an IFB in August 2026 — solicitation 24B56JS — for lead removal and shell casing recycling at Robert Strickland Shooting Range, a forty-two-position outdoor facility with three backstop berms. The IFB called for bid and performance bonds, required insurance per exhibit specifications, EPA compliance, and contractor references; Addendum #1 Revision was posted February 28, 2024. The source names no other recent state or local solicitations under this code, no contract values, no incumbent vendors, and no evaluation criteria beyond bonding and insurance requirements.