NIGP 44508: Blades, Hand Saw (Non-Powered)

NIGP 44508 Blades, Hand Saw (Non-Powered), an Item code, covers manual cutting blades and saws that state and local governments procure as consumable operational supplies for maintenance, janitorial, and general facility work. Recent solicitations show these items bundled within broader hand-tool and janitorial-supply categories, with purchasing departments buying them as part of ongoing inventory replenishment for fire rescue operations, public works, and county facilities rather than as standalone line-item purchases. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county governments managing multi-station operations and maintenance-intensive facilities. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners has posted multiple opportunities in 2026 that encompass hand saws and saw blades within larger consumable-supply frameworks, suggesting this is a routine procurement line item for large jurisdictions operating continuous-duty facilities.

Hillsborough County, Florida is the primary recent buyer, with activity concentrated in central Florida. Two representative solicitations define current market activity: ITB-26-00285 (Hand Tools), posted June 2, 2026, with bids due June 23, 2026, solicited 52 line items of hand tools including saws for a five-year contract with an estimated value of $715,540.41; and ITB-26-00319 (Janitorial and Operational Supplies), posted July 7, 2026, with bids due July 24, 2026, requested consumable supplies for Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department's 47 fire stations on a one-year basis with an estimated contract value of $765,679.84. Both are competitively sealed-bid (ITB) vehicles with five-to-ten-business-day delivery windows to county locations, free-on-board pricing requirements, and annual contract terms or multi-year frameworks. Bidders must be authorized distributors, submit e-verified compliance and drug-free workplace certifications, and offer all line items without guaranteed minimum purchase volumes.