NIGP 28521: Conduit and Fittings, Aluminum

NIGP 28521 Conduit and Fittings, Aluminum is an Item code. State and local governments procure aluminum conduit and fittings for electrical infrastructure projects, telecommunications installations, and equipment maintenance through this code. Recent solicitations show demand for aluminum conduit in both large-scale infrastructure work — such as fiber optic cable trench installation and water treatment facility electrical upgrades — and smaller operational maintenance contracts. Issuing bodies span school districts, county sheriffs' departments, municipalities, and special-purpose districts. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) solicited general electrical equipment, parts, and supplies including conduit and fittings through IFB2026098 with a July 1, 2026 deadline. Orange County, Florida issued two concurrent solicitations in April 2026: IFB Y26-604 for Eastern Water Reclamation Facility electrical and mechanical upgrades (including wire and conduit installation, due April 30, 2026) and IFB Y26-162 for aluminum sign blanks manufactured to Aluminum Association specifications (due April 30, 2026). The City of Sandy Springs, Georgia's fiber optic infrastructure project (ITB #26-042, awarded April 1, 2026) encompassed underground and aerial conduit installation spanning 9.3 miles with bids ranging from $717,062.00 to $1,805,451.35.

Recent activity clusters in Florida and Texas, with emerging infrastructure projects in Georgia and multi-jurisdictional cooperative procurements. Orange County, Florida and Northside Independent School District represent the most active buyers in the recent opportunities block. Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) available to participating entities in Washington state and beyond. The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department (California) procured 144 line items of electrical connectors and components through sealed bid IFB0603029702SC (due May 14, 2026, later extended to April 16, 2026 for question deadline), offering five percent price preference for Orange County Local Small Businesses or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises and an eight percent combined preference up to $100,000. Most opportunities require firm pricing with no escalators or allow Producer Price Index adjustments capped at four percent annually after year one. Performance bonds, payment bonds, and comprehensive insurance (general liability $1,000,000 minimum) are standard requirements across jurisdictions.