NIGP 34505: Asbestos Abatement Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 34505 Asbestos Abatement Equipment and Supplies, an Item code, covers the labor, materials, equipment, and services that state and local governments procure to remove asbestos-containing building materials and prepare sites for demolition or continued occupancy. School districts dominate the buyer base, with recent solicitations from Warren Consolidated Schools and Howell Public Schools in Michigan, Pinellas County School District in Florida, Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia, and Manistee Area Public Schools in Michigan. Counties and municipalities also solicit under this code—Seminole County in Florida for on-call utility and pipeline abatement services, Bell County in Texas for property abatement and demolition, DeKalb County in Georgia for disaster recovery and sewage cleaning, and Boulder County in Colorado for facility deconstruction. The Town of Berlin, Connecticut has issued an on-call RFP for mitigation, remediation, and abatement services across municipal building projects. Work solicited ranges from targeted asbestos removal within occupied schools before renovation or demolition to whole-building abatement and deconstruction: floor tile and mastic removal, pipe and duct insulation stripping, window and door caulk and glazing removal, and handling of asbestos in fire doors, cement panels, and chalk board backing. Pinellas County School District's contract includes laboratory testing and air quality analysis with same-day through five-day turnaround; asbestos surveys and demolition surveys appear as separate line items in pricing structures. Contractors must typically hold state asbestos licensure, provide performance and payment bonds equal to 5–100 percent of contract value, maintain insurance with the district or government as additional insured, and comply with state-specific statutory disclosures (Michigan familial disclosure under MCL 380.1267, Iranian company relationship disclosures).

Recent activity concentrates in Michigan and Florida, with secondary activity in Georgia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Texas. Representative opportunities include Warren Consolidated Schools' RFP for asbestos abatement at four elementary and middle schools with response due November 5, 2026; Howell Public Schools' sealed-bid solicitation for abatement at two elementary schools with pre-bid scheduled for October 27, 2026 and response due November 3, 2026; Pinellas County School District's ITB for Indoor Air Quality Services (asbestos testing, mold assessment, and laboratory analysis) estimated at approximately $100,000 with electronic submission through OpenGov and response due November 6, 2026; Boulder County Public Works' RFP for abatement and deconstruction of the Copper Door facility, a 15,168-square-foot apartment building with extensive asbestos throughout ceilings, walls, and mechanical systems, with mandatory pre-proposal attendance on May 6, 2026 and response due May 28, 2026; and Manistee Area Public Schools' sealed-bid procurement for abatement and demolition of Jefferson Elementary School in two separate work categories due May 8, 2026. Contract values range from $44,783 (Bell County abatement and demolition) to estimated $100,000 (Pinellas County air quality services) to undisclosed amounts in school demolition projects. Most school-district solicitations require mandatory pre-bid walkthroughs, public bid opening and reading, and 60-day bid validity periods.