NIGP 57083: Structural Shapes, Other Than Steel: Angles, Channels, I-Beams, etc.

NIGP 57083 Structural Shapes, Other Than Steel: Angles, Channels, I-Beams, Etc. is an Item code covering structural metal components and related hardware that state and local governments procure as part of larger construction, infrastructure, and facilities projects. Recent solicitations show government buyers acquiring these materials primarily through competitively bid supply contracts bundled with complementary metal products — pipes, tubing, bars, sheet metal, plates, and miscellaneous welding supplies — rather than as standalone structural-shape purchases. The County of Orange, California, for example, solicited a three-year metals and related hardware supply agreement under IFB covering 34 line items of steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and galvanized materials with inventory-stocking and rapid-delivery requirements. State and local issuing bodies pursuing these contracts span county public works departments, state transportation and wildlife agencies, transit authorities, and municipal capital delivery offices. The scope reflects demand driven by construction projects ranging from water-control structures and pedestrian bridges to school facility improvements and roadway extensions.

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Utah, Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida, Massachusetts, and Idaho based on recent postings. The State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources issued two separate IFBs in July and September 2026 for water control structure installation at wetland management areas, each requiring on-site mandatory pre-bid visits and guaranteed pricing through project completion. Orange County OC Public Works posted IFB 0803113903DS on October 7, 2026, for various metals and related hardware with a response date of November 4, 2026, specifying a three-year initial term effective March 19, 2027, and capping contract value at $855,000 with local small business and disabled veteran preference. The City of San Antonio Capital Delivery Department issued two sealed-proposal solicitations for construction projects in June and July 2026 — Fire Station #33 Facility Replacement and Hays Street Bridge Connections & Eastside Area Streets — both listing structural shapes alongside concrete, site work, and building construction components. Smaller municipalities and counties in Massachusetts and Idaho also issued comparable construction-services RFPs and IFBs during this period. Supply contracts typically require commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence minimum, performance and payment bonds, and net-30-day payment terms.