NIGP 57048: Rails, Railroad, Steel

NIGP 57048 Rails, Railroad, Steel is an Item code encompassing railroad infrastructure components and rehabilitation services that state and local governments purchase for port facilities, military installations, and county transportation systems. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring railroad crossing replacement, restraining rail installation, and at-grade crossing rehabilitation—work that includes supply and installation of rail components such as ties, tie plates, anchors, spikes, ballast, and precast concrete crossings, along with subgrade and track-bed preparation. Issuing bodies span county port authorities, county boards of commissioners, and county purchasing offices, with a geographic concentration in the Southeast—Mississippi and Georgia dominate recent activity.

Representative opportunities include the Jackson County Port Authority's IFB for rehabilitation of two at-grade railroad crossings at the Port of Pascagoula (Solicitation 3170036175, due July 15, 2026), covering subgrade, sub-ballast, ties, rail bolts, asphalt, and associated improvements across approximately 180 linear feet of track, with a 5 percent bid bond required and bids exceeding $50,000 subject to Mississippi certificate-of-responsibility verification; and the Camden County Board of Commissioners' RFP for railroad crossing replacement at Naval Base Kings Bay in St. Mary's, Georgia (Solicitation PE62000NONST2026000000041, due June 4, 2026), seeking removal and installation of two 81-foot precast concrete crossings with disassembly of existing rail, track-bed preparation, and new component installation, completion required by August 31, 2026, with a local vendor preference policy permitting qualified local vendors to match the lowest bid if within 5 percent. Harris County issued an IFB for restraining rail installation at Fulton Street at Boundary Street (Solicitation IFB2026000046, due September 9, 2026).