NIGP 28526: Conduit, Steel

NIGP 28526 Conduit, Steel is an Item code that state and local governments procure as a component within larger electrical, telecommunications, and infrastructure projects rather than as a standalone commodity. Recent solicitations show steel conduit being specified as part of fiber optic installation systems, electrical facility upgrades, adaptive traffic control deployments, and roadway capacity expansion work. Issuing bodies include counties (Broward County, Orange County, Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County through Sourcewell), municipalities (City of Sandy Springs, City of Charlotte), school districts (Northside Independent School District), and specialized purchasing cooperatives (Sourcewell on behalf of its participating entities across the United States and Canada). The work is embedded within larger systems rather than ordered as bulk materials—conduit appears alongside fiber splicing, traffic signal installation, switchgear upgrades, and utility coordination, signaling that procurement offices buy steel conduit as part of engineered solutions.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in Washington, North Carolina, and Georgia. Representative opportunities include Broward County's Pine Island Road Adaptive Traffic Control and Fiber Optics Systems (ITB TRN2131279C1, due March 9, 2026), which specifies fiber optic cabling and conduit placement across nine signalized intersections; the City of Sandy Springs' ITS Loop A Fiber Project S2101 (IFB #26-042, due April 1, 2026 via Addendum 2), which calls for conduit installation via trenching and directional boring across 9.3 miles of fiber optic trunkline; Orange County's Eastern Water Reclamation Facility Electrical and Mechanical Upgrades (IFB Y26-604, due April 30, 2026), specifying wire and conduit installation as part of generator and switchgear system replacement; and the State of Georgia's one-time steel procurement (IFB 92100GCI0001084, due February 9, 2026) for materials suitable for fabrication and construction. Competitive activity is modest, with four vendors responding to the Sandy Springs fiber project in April and solicitation response windows typically two to four weeks.