NIGP 44538: Hammers, Mallets, Crow Bars, Pinch Bars, Pry Bars, Ripping Bars, Sledges, Wrecking Bars, All Types

NIGP 44538 Hammers, Mallets, Crow Bars, Pinch Bars, Pry Bars, Ripping Bars, Sledges, Wrecking Bars, All Types is an Item code under which state and local governments procure hand tools for demolition, construction, maintenance, and facility operations. The code covers simple unit purchases and also rolls up into broader building-materials supply agreements where these items appear as line components. Recent solicitations show this code attracting demand from demolition contractors, maintenance operations, and public-works departments across multiple jurisdictions, with activity split between small micro purchases for individual tools and larger multi-year commodity agreements bundling hand tools with other building materials.

State and local buyers include California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the City of Philadelphia, the Town of Hilton Head Island, Hillsborough County, and the State of California procurement offices. Caltrans has posted multiple demolition and clearance IFBs and IFPQs—including IFB 05A3033 (San Luis Obispo County, due August 6, 2026) and IFB 10A2920 (San Joaquin County, due July 30, 2026)—in which hand tools and demolition equipment figure prominently as line-item categories. Philadelphia posted a hammer-tacker micro purchase (Solicitation B2627188, due May 29, 2026) as a standalone RFQ. The State of California issued a three-year building-materials supply agreement (RFBIS27200263, due November 13, 2026) requiring California Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) certification. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in California, with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County) and South Carolina (Hilton Head Island). Response dates and set-asides vary: Caltrans demolition work carries mandatory DVBE participation requirements and small-business preferences; California's statewide materials agreement requires CBE status; Philadelphia and Hilton Head Island encourage small-business participation through voluntary data collection or local-vendor price reductions, with the latter offering a 5% local-vendor reduction capped at $10,000.