NIGP 57029: Iron: Angles, Bands, Plate, Sheets, etc.

NIGP 57029 Iron: Angles, Bands, Plate, Sheets, Etc., an Item code, represents state and local demand for ferrous metals in sheet, plate, bar, and structural form — including pipes, tubing, angles, flat stock, and fabricated metal components — for maintenance, repair, and capital projects. County public works departments and solid waste management operations drive activity under this code, procuring both commodity metals for inventory and welding supplies for on-site repair operations. Orange County Public Works in California recently issued an IFB for 34 line items of steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and galvanized materials with an aggregate ceiling of $855,000 and a three-year term, requiring a thirty-mile inventory radius and ten-working-day delivery windows. Hillsborough County in Florida has separately solicited mobile welding services bundling journeyman and apprentice labor with materials including steel plates, channels, angle iron, tubing, and flat bars, structured as unit pricing across fifty-six line items on a three-year agreement estimated at $207,429.10.

Activity under the code concentrates in California and Florida based on recent opportunities. Orange County's procurement applies a County of Orange Local Small Business Preference and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Preference, with pricing locked for the first contract year and mandatory price-matching to other government entities. Hillsborough County requires Commercial General Liability ($1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), Automobile Liability ($1 million combined single limit), and Professional Liability ($1 million per claim) coverage; a one-year warranty on repairs; E-Verify compliance; and drug-free workplace certification. Both procurements enforce net 30-day payment terms and require performance capability at multiple facilities. The Orange County IFB (IFB0803113903DS) closed November 4, 2026; the Hillsborough County ITB (ITB2600389) closed September 16, 2026. Qualification barriers include bonding, insurance thresholds, and local inventory or mobilization capacity.