NIGP 32085: Ties: Bar, Form, etc.

NIGP 32085 Ties: Bar, Form, Etc., an Item code, does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited by state and local governments under this classification. The single recent opportunity in the source—the City of Salem, Oregon Public Works Department's competitive sealed bid for Terminal Apron Hardstand & Security Fencing at Salem-Willamette Valley Airport—involves construction work including pavement removal and installation, crushed aggregate base course, chain-link security fencing, gates with operators, electrical infrastructure, and fiber optic cabling. This procurement bears no relation to the NIGP code's stated commodity (ties, bars, forms). The mismatch suggests either a data-classification error in the underlying procurement system or that the NIGP taxonomy entry itself does not accurately represent current state and local buying activity under this code number.

The Salem opportunity, posted April 17, 2026, with a response deadline of May 12, 2026, carries an Engineers Estimate of $750,000 to $950,000 and is subject to prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, Buy American, Build America Buy America Act compliance, and DBE regulations. Bid security of 10 percent is required, and the contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder within 90 calendar days of bid opening. Without additional recent solicitations in the source data, geographic spread and issuing-body concentration cannot be characterized beyond this single Oregon-based airport project.