NIGP 65822: Pipe, Brass

NIGP 65822 Pipe, Brass is an Item code covering industrial piping and fittings that state and local governments procure as materials for water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show that jurisdictions are buying HDPE and PVC pipe in multiple diameters, copper tubing, ductile iron and PVC sewer pipes, brass and copper fittings (elbows, couplings, corporation stops, gate valves), and miscellaneous plumbing components for on-site use and emergency supply. Public works departments and water utilities dominate the buyer mix, with solicitations coming from city public works offices, county utilities divisions, water districts, and school facility services departments across multiple states. The work itself is embedded in larger infrastructure replacement and rehabilitation projects—waterline installations, bridge replacements, outfall pipe rehabilitation, pavement projects with utility integration, and facility maintenance—where pipe and fittings represent one line of material supply within a broader capital or maintenance scope.

Recent activity clusters in Florida and California, with significant procurement volume in Orange County, Florida (sewer pipes and fittings, estimated five-year value approximately $28.7 million); the City of Phoenix, Arizona (industrial pipe and water pipe contracts, both multi-year supply arrangements); and Brevard County, Florida (waterline replacement and stormwater rehabilitation). The City of Phoenix Public Works Department issued IFB 26SW0379 on July 8, 2026, for industrial pipe, miscellaneous fittings, and equipment on an as-needed basis with a three-year term commencing December 1, 2026 and offers due August 12, 2026; Orange County, Florida issued IFB Y26-126 for sewer pipes and fittings with an estimated five-year spending total of approximately $28.7 million and responses due January 22, 2026; and the City of Phoenix Water Services Department issued IFB 260217 for water pipe and miscellaneous fittings for a five-year term commencing May 1, 2026, with sealed offers due February 19, 2026. The Alameda County Water District solicited copper tubing (Type K Soft, various diameters) via IFB on April 22, 2026, with bids due April 27, 2026. Contracts typically require local inventory, rapid delivery (24 to 48 hours standard, four hours for emergencies), firm-fixed pricing for multi-year terms, compliance with AWWA and ASTM standards for potable water applications, and DBE or disadvantaged-business compliance where federal transit funding applies.