NIGP 57078: Steel, Reinforcing, Fabricated

NIGP 57078 Steel, Reinforcing, Fabricated is an Item code covering custom steel fabrication and structural steel materials, reinforcing bar work, and related metal products that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance, infrastructure repair, and capital projects. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing finished fabricated steel components—custom doors, safety cages, hand railings, anti-vandalism protective structures—and raw or semi-finished steel, aluminum, and stainless steel stock for internal use and project-specific construction needs. Issuing bodies span municipal facilities departments, state toll highway authorities, universities, and major municipal capital projects; the City of Tucson, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison appear as active recent buyers under this code.

Geographic activity concentrates in Illinois and the Southwest, with recent competitive solicitations in Illinois (two Illinois Tollway Authority pavement and structural rehabilitation projects), Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin-Madison metals procurement), Arizona (City of Tucson steel fabrication RFP), and Florida (Camping World Stadium material testing services tied to structural work). The City of Tucson issued RFP 240080 for steel fabrication services on March 26, 2026, with a pre-submittal meeting on November 16, 2023, and response deadline of November 30, 2023, requiring fabrication of custom doors, cages, anti-vandalism boxes, and railings with Section 3 labor requirements and DBE compliance; the University of Wisconsin-Madison posted RFB 2026-UWMSN-01207-RFB on March 23, 2026, requesting bids for steel, aluminum, and stainless steel materials with an April 20, 2026 deadline through the ShopUW+ portal. The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has posted multiple competitive sealed bids for pavement and structural rehabilitation work with embedded reinforcing and structural steel components, including I-25-2033 (I-294 asphalt improvements, due March 27, 2026) and RR-26-2037 (Veterans Memorial I-355 pavement and structural rehab, due April 17, 2026), both requiring DBE and prevailing wage compliance. All recent Illinois procurements mandate electronic submission and comply with prevailing wage and DBE participation goals ranging from 23 to 24 percent.