NIGP 32073: Screws, Sheet Metal

NIGP 32073 Sheet Metal Screws, an Item code, covers fastening hardware that state and local governments procure as a component within larger fabrication, installation, and maintenance projects for water and wastewater control panels, roofing systems, and related infrastructure work. Recent solicitations show sheet metal screws being specified as part of comprehensive panel fabrication, control system assembly, and roofing sheet metal operations — work that requires licensed electrical contractors, welding capabilities, and compliance with national electrical and building codes. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are county water and wastewater utilities, school districts, and county agencies managing infrastructure maintenance. Broward County, Florida has posted multiple open-end contracts for water and wastewater control panel fabrication and refurbishment, while Hillsborough County Public Schools, the nation's seventh-largest school system, is actively sourcing sheet metal services including coping, gutters, canopies, and related roofing work.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida. Broward County issued solicitation PNC2132148B3 for Fabrication and Refurbishing of Water and Wastewater Control Panels (RFP, due June 22, 2026), covering custom-built duplex through hexaplex pump station control panels, automatic transfer switch panels, and remote telemetry unit panels constructed to county design standards and National Electrical Code compliance; the scope includes unit pricing for fabricated panels, removal and installation labor, materials, and $80,000 in annual pass-through allowances for materials, equipment, and specialty services with no markup permitted. Broward County also issued PNC2132146B2 (IFB, due June 26, 2026) for FEMA-compliant control panel fabrication and refurbishment with estimated annual pass-through allowances totaling $38,000. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26036 for comprehensive sheet metal services (due February 27, 2026), encompassing roofing operations, gutters, downspouts, metal canopy repairs with welded seams, and miscellaneous fabrication work using aluminum, stainless steel, and copper, with estimated annual labor of 1,340 standard hours and 75 non-standard hours across multiple geographic maintenance areas. Award in both Broward solicitations goes to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder; HCPS may award to up to three primary vendors by maintenance region with secondary contractors as backup.