NIGP 65831: Pipe, Clay (Terra Cotta)

NIGP 65831 Pipe, Clay (Terra Cotta), an Item code, encompasses industrial and utility piping supplies that state and local governments source for infrastructure, maintenance, and specialized operations. Recent solicitations reveal the code captures both rigid utility piping (HDPE and PVC for drainage and stormwater systems) and specialized clay and ceramics materials for municipal arts and recreation programs. The issuing bodies span cities (Orlando, Phoenix, Palm Bay, Augusta, Santa Clara County) and counties (Orange County, Brevard County) procuring on an as-needed basis under one-year or three-year terms with renewal options. Contracts typically require local inventory maintenance, 24- to 48-hour delivery windows, and firm fixed pricing across the full contract term. Issuing bodies enforce compliance with local hire preferences, minority and women-owned business enterprise utilization plans, and federal transit or aviation nondiscrimination statutes where applicable.

Activity concentrates in Florida (Orange County, Palm Bay, Brevard County, and the City of Orlando) and Arizona (Phoenix Public Works and Aviation Departments), with additional Georgia procurement (Augusta). The City of Orlando posted IFB 27-0025 for pottery studio supplies on October 6, 2026, due November 5, 2026, covering 61 enumerated line items of clay and pottery materials for operation of electric wheels, kilns, and related equipment on a 45-day reorder cycle averaging 4,000 to 5,000 pounds per order with one-year initial and four optional renewal periods. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department has issued two nearly identical industrial-pipe solicitations (IFB 26-SW-0379 in August 2026 and IFB 27-SW-0447 in September 2026) for HDPE and PVC piping, fittings, and hand tools for airport operations under three-year terms with two optional one-year extensions, each demanding DBE-N compliance and local inventory capability. The City of Augusta, Georgia posted ITB 27-116 for HDPE pipe, couplings, and drainage fittings on September 10, 2026, due September 29, 2026, with one-year term and four optional renewals, subject to MWBE requirements and local-bidder preference for awards under $100,000. The City of Palm Bay, Florida is managing stormwater infrastructure replacement projects, including an outfall-pipe replacement ITB (due July 14, 2026) and a pre-solicitation RFI on Malabar Road stormwater-pipe rehabilitation issued May 12, 2026.