NIGP 57011: Brass Ingots

NIGP 57011 Brass Ingots, an Item code, covers the procurement of raw brass ingot stock by state and local governments for manufacturing, fabrication, and maintenance applications. State and local buyers source brass ingots as feedstock for in-house or contracted production of fittings, valves, plumbing components, electrical connectors, and other brass-finished goods. The code captures both bulk ingot purchases through formal solicitation and smaller replenishment orders. Issuing bodies span state departments of transportation and public works, county maintenance facilities, municipal utilities, and school districts with facilities management operations or vocational training programs.

No recent state and local contract opportunities appear in the available records for NIGP 57011 Brass Ingots. The absence of posted solicitations may reflect the commodity's role as a standing inventory item typically sourced through blanket orders, cooperative purchasing agreements, or GSA schedules rather than through competitive RFP cycles tracked in mainstream state and local procurement databases. Firms with established cooperative-purchasing or state-contract-holder relationships in base metals and industrial supplies may encounter demand through vendor-initiated outreach or standing-agreement renewal cycles rather than through formal solicitation notice.