NIGP 57080: Steel Sheets, High Carbon (for License Plates, etc.)

NIGP 57080 Steel Sheets, High Carbon (For License Plates, Etc.), an Item code, encompasses structural and reinforcing steel products procured by state transportation and public works agencies for infrastructure repair and construction. Based on recent state and local solicitations, governments buy reinforcing bar, structural steel members, and steel components for concrete-reinforced projects including drainage systems, slope stabilization, and highway infrastructure work. The code serves state departments of transportation and county public works offices as the primary issuing bodies, with activity concentrated among transportation and infrastructure maintenance programs that require steel reinforcement and structural components as subordinate elements of larger repair or construction contracts.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) posted a representative opportunity on April 2, 2026 — Solicitation 07A6351, a Small Business Minor B Invitation for Price Quote (IFPQ) for drainage channel, slope, and fence repair on State Highway Route 126 in Ventura County, with a quote due date of April 16, 2026. That solicitation specified 13,960 pounds of bar reinforcing steel as part of a $325,775 estimated project cost. The project scope also included concrete work and site preparation, positioning steel as one component within a broader infrastructure repair contract rather than as a standalone commodity procurement. No additional recent state or local opportunities under this code appear in the source, limiting visibility into broader issuing-body patterns or geographic concentration across multiple jurisdictions.