NIGP 44042: Heat-Tempered Safety Glass, Fully Tempered

NIGP 44042 Heat-Tempered Safety Glass, Fully Tempered is an Item code capturing state and local procurement of tempered glass products for commercial, industrial, and residential applications, typically as finished goods for installation, replacement, or infrastructure evaluation projects. Recent solicitations show governments buying tempered glass as components within larger window and glass envelope projects, as reflective glass beads for roadway applications, and as replacement materials for building maintenance and repair. The issuing bodies include state environmental agencies, county public works departments, cities, and school districts, reflecting the code's use across diverse facility types and asset classes.

The County of Orange, California, OC Public Works posted an IFB on August 12, 2026, for glass reflective spheres/beads compliant with California Department of Transportation Specification 8010-004 and AASHTO M247 Type 2 standards, with responses due September 10, 2026, and a three-year contract term with a $225,000 spending limit; the contract qualifies as a cooperative vehicle extendable to other municipalities. The City of Tucson released an RFP on August 5, 2026 (RFP No. 226043), for furnishing and installation of window glass and related materials including tempered and thermal pane glass, with a pre-submittal conference scheduled for July 21, 2022, and proposals due August 18, 2022, subject to HUD Section 3 requirements for the Housing and Community Development Department. Cherokee County School District solicited proposals on July 17, 2026, for glass repair and replacement services on a time-and-materials basis, with responses due July 30, 2026, intending to award to multiple proposers. The Maryland Environmental Service distributed a Request for Information on October 7, 2026, regarding a commercial window capital asset strategy cost optimization analysis for approximately 614 existing windows at its headquarters building, with responses due October 28, 2026, seeking technical input from glazing contractors and building envelope specialists on replacement, rehabilitation, reglazing, and selective improvement strategies.