NIGP 57096: Recycled Metals and Related Items

NIGP 57096 Recycled Metals and Related Items is an Item code under which state and local governments solicit collection, processing, and removal services for ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals, waste appliances, and by-products from waste streams and municipal facilities. Recent opportunities show county waste management departments, special-purpose solid waste authorities, and facilities management divisions contracting for metal recovery operations ranging from tonnage-based pickup at landfills and recovery stations to lead and shell casing remediation at public ranges to advanced processing systems that extract metals from waste-to-energy bottom ash. The work encompasses both vendor-paid collection (where contractors compensate jurisdictions based on commodity market indices) and cost-reimbursable services (where jurisdictions pay for extraction or removal). Issuing bodies include county departments of waste management and recycling, county parks and recreation divisions, and special-purpose waste authorities; the mix reflects the distributed nature of scrap generation across municipal real estate and the centralized commodity economics that make revenue-sharing arrangements attractive.

Geographic activity concentrates in California and Georgia in the most recent solicitations. Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling posted a competitive bid (RFP 2026GEN0053, due June 9, 2026) for collection and recycling of unprocessed mixed metals and waste appliances from two county facilities, with projected tonnages of 10,800 to 11,775 tons annually and pricing tied to American Metal Market Monthly Averages for Scrap Iron & Steel. Fulton County, Georgia Department of Purchasing and Contract Compliance sought sealed bids for county-wide scrap metal removal (ITB 26ITB042126C-MH, due July 28, 2026) on a revenue-sharing basis with a targeted 11.49% MBE participation goal. DeKalb County, Georgia issued a three-year multiyear ITB (2026-082, due July 23, 2026) for hot-rolled steel plates for roadway projects with a mandatory 20% Local Small Business Enterprise subcontractor participation requirement. The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County released an RFP (26-206, due July 16, 2026) for equipment, operations, and maintenance of an Advanced Metals Recovery Processing System handling approximately 150,000 tons of bottom ash annually from waste-to-energy facilities. Volusia County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Division bid lead removal and shell casing recycling services at Robert Strickland Shooting Range (ITB 24B56JS, due March 28, 2024).