NIGP 44518: Clamps: Bar, "C", Carriage, Hand, Spring, etc.; And Clamp Fixtures

NIGP 44518 Clamps: Bar, "C", Carriage, Hand, Spring, Etc.; And Clamp Fixtures is an Item code that rolls up into a broader metals and hardware family. State and local governments solicit under this code primarily as part of larger metals and related hardware procurements that cover fasteners, structural materials, and miscellaneous hardware components needed for maintenance, repair, and operational work. Recent solicitations show county public-works departments and fire rescue operations purchasing clamps alongside pipes, tubing, bars, sheet metal, and welding supplies as consumable and stocked inventory for facilities and fleet maintenance. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners and county public-works departments purchasing on behalf of operational and maintenance divisions. The work is typically solicited as multi-line-item ITB or IFB awards with pricing across dozens of SKUs, often with local small-business or disabled-veteran-business preferences attached, inventory-stocking requirements within specified geographic radii, and delivery-window constraints.

Orange County, California (OC Public Works) issued IFB-080-3113903 on October 7, 2026, closing November 4, 2026, for Various Metals and Related Hardware covering 34 line items of steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and galvanized materials with an aggregate contract ceiling of $855,000 and a three-year term; clamps appear as one component within that broader scope. Hillsborough County, Florida (Board of County Commissioners) issued ITB-26-00285 on June 2, 2026, closing June 23, 2026, for Hand Tools covering 52 line items over a five-year term with an estimated contract value of $715,540.41, representing a related but distinct solicitation where clamps may appear as accessories rather than primary focus. Recent activity concentrates in California and Florida, with county-level buying through centralized procurement systems and cooperative purchasing agreements extending eligibility to other Hillsborough County Governmental Purchasing Council members.