NIGP 32083: Threaded Rods, Studs, and Fittings

NIGP 32083 Threaded Rods, Studs, and Fittings, an Item code, encompasses the supply of high-strength fastening hardware and related components that state and local governments procure for maintenance, construction, and infrastructure operations. State and local buying under this code ranges from individual fastener line items—hex bushings, bolts, cap screws, lock nuts, washers, and threaded rods—to framework supply agreements with stocked-inventory and expedited-delivery requirements. Issuing bodies include county purchasing offices, municipal water districts, and transit authorities; Orange County Transportation Authority has recently solicited threaded fasteners and related products on a recurring basis with three-year contract terms and standardized delivery and compliance protocols.

Recent activity spans Texas and California. Orange County Transportation Authority issued IFB 250199 in May 2026 for threaded products and fasteners, with bids due March 16, 2026 and an estimated contract value of $150,000 over three years; the procurement required North American-made Grade 8 fasteners with ISO 17025 laboratory certifications, monthly scheduled deliveries to two facilities in Garden Grove and Santa Ana, 48-hour turnaround on urgent orders, and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance. Dallas County, Texas solicited hex bushings (1/4" x 1/2" black pipe) under IFB 2100722 with bids due September 25, 2026. The North Texas Municipal Water District Maintenance Department posted a separate procurement for Lincoln Frontier 400X welder/generators in July 2026, outside the core fastener scope but reflective of the maintenance-equipment purchasing pattern among regional water and transportation districts in the area.