NIGP 57064: Stainless Steel: Bars, Plates, Rods, Sheets, Strips, Tubes, etc.

NIGP 57064 Stainless Steel: Bars, Plates, Rods, Sheets, Strips, Tubes, Etc., an Item code, encompasses the supply of fabricated and raw stainless steel stock materials—plates, angle, and square tube in various gauges, sizes, and finishes—that state and local governments procure for infrastructure maintenance, facility operations, and capital projects. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring stainless steel diaphragm plates for equipment assembly, domestic carbon steel plates with precision drilling for airport infrastructure, anchor bolts and post base plates for traffic engineering sign shop operations, and stainless steel angle and square tube stock under blanket order agreements to support ongoing operational needs. Issuing bodies include state university systems (Texas A&M University System), state agencies (State of Illinois, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), municipal governments (City of Houston Airport System, City of Detroit Department of Public Works), and special-purpose districts. The City of Detroit has posted two separate RFQs for anchor bolts and post base plates within the past three months, suggesting recurring demand from that jurisdiction.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Illinois, with significant recent posting volume from Texas agencies and municipalities. The Texas A&M University System issued an ITB for stainless steel diaphragm plates due October 28, 2026; the City of Houston Airport System solicited supply and delivery of domestic ASTM A36 carbon steel plates with precision drilling (six 10-foot-by-10-foot plates and one 10-foot-by-20-foot plate with four drilled holes each) under IFB INF20260394 due September 25, 2026, with vendor responsibility for fabrication, drilling, transportation, and delivery to a designated City facility. The State of Illinois posted a Blanket Order Agreement for stainless steel angle and square tube due September 11, 2026, establishing unit pricing and allowing multiple purchase orders throughout the contract term. The City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement requested quotes for anchor bolts (5/8" by 3" expansion anchors in grade 2 zinc finish), hot-rolled post base plates (10 inches square, 1/4" thickness), and drive caps under RFQ 547916 due August 12, 2026, with a mandatory Detroit-based Business Certification requirement and a three-year contract term; the same buyer reposted the RFQ as a rebid (REBID 547916) due September 17, 2026. Domestic-origin and material-specification requirements appear consistently across municipal and state procurements in this code.