NIGP 65880: Pipe, Steel

NIGP 65880 Pipe, Steel is an Item code describing industrial and utility piping materials in steel and thermoplastic composition (HDPE, PVC) that state and local governments procure on an as-needed basis for water and wastewater infrastructure, stormwater systems, and facility maintenance. Recent solicitations reveal that public works departments, water authorities, utilities, and airport operators are buying HDPE pipe in diameters ranging from 1.5 to 36 inches, PVC pipe from 0.75 to 4 inches, associated fittings (elbows, couplings, tees, wyes, bends), and hand tools—typically under supply contracts requiring 24- to 48-hour delivery windows from local inventory and firm-fixed pricing held for multi-year terms. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department has posted two successive IFBs (IFB 26-SW-0379 in August 2026 and IFB 27-SW-0447 in September 2026) for industrial pipe and fittings on three-year initial terms with two optional one-year extensions, each specifying DBE-N compliance and annual small business participation plans for FAA-assisted projects at the Phoenix Aviation Department's three airports. Bidders must maintain local inventory, provide over-the-counter purchasing capability, and deliver FOB destination with no minimum order restrictions.

Issuing bodies include municipal public works departments, water utilities, regional water authorities, and airport operators across multiple states. The City of Augusta, Georgia issued ITB 27-116 in September 2026 for HDPE pipe, couplings, and end sections for stormwater and down-drain applications under a one-year contract with four optional renewals, subject to MWBE utilization requirements and local-bidder preference where applicable. The Notla Water Authority in Georgia solicited water line construction materials in May 2026 as part of a capital project partially funded by federal grants under the American Rescue Plan Act. Geographic activity concentrates in Arizona (Phoenix), Georgia (Augusta, Lawrenceville, Lavonia), and Florida (Palm Bay, Broward County), with isolated opportunities in California and Texas. The supply-contract model dominates, with smaller ancillary opportunities in construction projects requiring pipe installation or rehabilitation (stormwater outfall replacement in Palm Bay and water treatment facility upgrades in Lavonia). Cooperative procurement vehicles and state funding programs (SRF, American Iron and Steel requirements, BABA compliance, and federal grant pass-through conditions) shape contract structures for water and wastewater work.