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

NIGP Item 57072, Steel, Mild: Bars, Plates, Rods, Sheets, Strips, Tubes, Etc., covers fabricated and raw steel products that state and local governments procure for infrastructure maintenance, facility repairs, and equipment fabrication. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing steel plate stock (including drilled and engineered pieces), sheet pile for water infrastructure, welded fabrication services on steel components, and miscellaneous steel hardware for public facilities. The issuing bodies span county public works departments, city airport systems, water management districts, and county facilities operations. Orange County (California) Public Works, the City of Houston Airport System, Hillsborough County (Florida) Solid Waste Management, and the St. Johns River Water Management District have all posted opportunities under this code within the past four months, indicating steady demand from local infrastructure and operations teams rather than concentrated procurement from a single buyer class.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South and Southwest. Florida water management districts and Hillsborough County, Orange County in California, Harris County (Houston), and Texas facilities have issued recent ITBs and IFBs under this code between late May and early October 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the Orange County Public Works IFB0803113903DS (posted October 7, 2026, due November 4, 2026) for 34 line items of steel, aluminum, and stainless steel materials and miscellaneous welding supplies with aggregate not to exceed $855,000 and a three-year term; the City of Houston Airport System INF20260394 (posted September 21, 2026, due September 25, 2026) for supply and delivery of domestic ASTM A36 carbon steel plates with drilled holes; the Hillsborough County ITB2600389 (posted August 26, 2026, due September 16, 2026) for mobile welding and fabrication services at $207,429.10 over three years; and the St. Johns River Water Management District ITB16512 (posted July 21, 2026, due August 11, 2026) for approximately 85 sheets of cold-formed steel sheet pile meeting ASTM A572 Grade 50 specifications, estimated at $150,000. Local small business and disabled veteran preferences apply to several procurements; American Iron and Steel compliance is required where federal funding flows.