NIGP 57072: Steel, Mild: Bars, Plates, Rods, Sheets, Strips, Tubes, etc.

NIGP 57072 Steel, Mild: Bars, Plates, Rods, Sheets, Strips, Tubes, Etc., an Item code, covers the procurement of fabricated and raw mild steel materials for construction, infrastructure, and facility operations. State and local governments buying under this code purchase structural steel components including sheet piles, floor plates, and raw steel stock for fabrication into building systems, water infrastructure, and mechanical applications. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code span state agencies (Texas Workforce Commission, California Department of Water Resources, State of Georgia), municipal governments (City of Irving, Texas), and special-purpose districts operating infrastructure facilities. The scope of work includes specification-driven procurement of standard and custom-fabricated steel components with defined dimensions, material grades, and testing or certification requirements; vendors typically assume responsibility for fabrication, quality assurance documentation (mill test certificates, welder certifications), and compliance with applicable ASTM standards and state or local permitting requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, and Georgia. Representative opportunities include the California Department of Water Resources procurement of 40-foot ASTM A690 Grade 50 steel sheet piles with ball-and-socket interlocks for delivery to the Stockton Weber Facility, posted March 12, 2026, with responses due March 24, 2026, as an invitation to bid; the State of Georgia's one-time purchase of steel suitable for cutting, forming, punching, bending, and welding for construction projects, posted January 29, 2026, with responses due February 9, 2026; and the State of Texas procurement of 55 metal floor plates measuring 1/8 inch by 48 inches by 96 inches, posted May 22, 2026, with responses due May 29, 2026. Contract terms range from one-time purchases to multi-year supply agreements; the California sheet pile contract spans July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. No set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions were disclosed in the available documentation for these solicitations.