NIGP 46010: Air Hose and Fittings

NIGP Item 46010 Air Hose and Fittings covers replacement and maintenance parts for specialized fluid-handling equipment used in municipal infrastructure — primarily pump components, hoses, and related fittings for wastewater treatment and facility sewer systems. State and local governments use this code to procure OEM and compatible replacement parts that maintain operational continuity in water reclamation centers, jail facilities, and other critical infrastructure where equipment standardization and supply-chain lock-in drive procurement decisions. Issuing bodies include county departments of watershed management, county divisions of contracts and procurement managing jail facilities, and other municipal utilities responsible for maintaining wastewater and sewer infrastructure. The volume of activity under this code appears modest relative to broader maintenance and repair categories, with solicitations typically targeting established OEM suppliers or sole-source vendors where compatibility and performance reliability outweigh competitive bidding concerns.

Recent procurement activity centers on the South and Mountain West regions. Fulton County Department of Watershed Management, Georgia, issued an IFB for Watson-Marlow Bredel hose pump parts and replacement components across multiple Water Reclamation Centers with a response deadline of July 31, 2026; all vendors must register on atlsuppliers.com to access detailed part specifications and submit bids. Salt Lake County's Division of Contracts and Procurement posted a sole-source RFI on January 29, 2026, for EVAC North America OEM sewer-system parts for the county jail with an estimated procurement value of $300,000.00 or greater and a February 5 response deadline. Activity under this code reflects mission-critical replacement and standardization requirements rather than commodity purchasing, with suppliers often selected through prior procurement relationships or as exclusive manufacturers of compatible components.