NIGP 65877: Pipe, Stainless Steel

NIGP 65877 Pipe, Stainless Steel, an Item code, frames state and local procurement of industrial piping materials and related fittings for water, stormwater, aviation, and infrastructure projects. The actual buying activity under this code encompasses High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe in diameters ranging from 1.5 to 36 inches, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe from 0.75 to 4 inches, couplings, elbows, tees, wyes, bends, end sections, and associated hand tools and adhesives supplied on as-needed bases with firm-fixed or per-unit pricing. Issuing bodies include city public works departments (Phoenix, Augusta, Palm Bay), county transportation and infrastructure agencies (Orange County, Santa Clara County), special-purpose authorities (Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County), and municipalities managing airports, stormwater systems, and bridge and pavement infrastructure. Recent solicitations emphasize rapid delivery capability (24 to 48 hours from purchase order), maintained local inventory, downloadable product catalogs, and contract terms ranging from one to three years with optional renewals. Several opportunities impose set-aside compliance, including Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE-N) programs under FAA or transit-related federal grant assurances and Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) requirements at jurisdictions such as Augusta and Phoenix.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Arizona. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department has posted two materially identical industrial pipe supply solicitations within two months—IFB 26-SW-0379 (August 2026) and IFB 27-SW-0447 (September 2026)—each requesting sealed bids for HDPE and PVC pipe and fittings on a three-year term with two optional one-year extensions for supply to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and other municipal aviation facilities, with response deadlines of August 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively. The City of Augusta, Georgia issued ITB 27-116 (due September 29, 2026) for HDPE pipe, couplings, and end sections in diameters from 8 to 36 inches for down-drain installation under MWBE and local-bidder preference programs. The City of Palm Bay, Florida posted multiple stormwater and outfall pipe replacement and rehabilitation opportunities, including the I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement bid (ITB due July 14, 2026) and a pre-solicitation Request for Information on Malabar Road stormwater pipe rehabilitation (RFI due June 9, 2026). Orange County, Florida solicited bridge replacement work (Y26-742, bid due July 7, 2026 at an estimated cost of $6.2 million) that incorporates piping and drainage infrastructure. Santa Clara County issued a pavement rehabilitation solicitation (ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026) that includes bioretention basin installation but does not explicitly highlight pipe materials as a line item.