NIGP 40060: Forgings

NIGP 40060 Forgings, an Item code, covers metal forgings and forged components procured by state and local governments for equipment assembly, infrastructure repair, and specialized industrial applications. State and local buyers source forgings through this code when specification-driven procurement of forged steel, aluminum, or other metal components—typically for heavy equipment, transportation infrastructure, utilities, and industrial machinery—requires competitive bidding or cooperative contracting. The specific scope ranges from custom forged parts to commodity forgings meeting ASTM or other published standards, with purchasing driven by maintenance cycles, capital projects, and equipment replacement schedules across departments of transportation, public works, water utilities, and regional transit authorities.

The source material provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities under this code, and therefore no issuing-body mix, geographic concentration, or representative solicitation activity to report.