NIGP 65943: Extensions, Pipe

NIGP 65943 Extensions, Pipe (Item) encompasses supply of industrial, sewer, and stormwater piping systems and related fittings that state and local governments procure for water infrastructure maintenance, emergency replacement, and system rehabilitation. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing HDPE and PVC pipe stock in multiple diameters, ductile iron and PVC sewer pipes, elbows, couplings, valves, air release valves, manhole components, and associated fittings on both as-needed and project-specific bases. The issuing bodies active under this code include municipal water and public works departments (City of Phoenix, City of Palm Bay), county utilities divisions (Orange County, Florida), and county transportation authorities (Santa Clara County), with Orange County appearing as a repeat buyer of both sewer system supplies and outfall replacement infrastructure. Scope ranges from inventory management contracts requiring 24- to 48-hour local delivery and website-based ordering to large-scale emergency bridge and pipe replacement projects with phased construction schedules, environmental permitting requirements, and multi-year capital improvement timelines.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and California. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department is soliciting industrial pipe, miscellaneous fittings, and equipment on an as-needed basis under IFB 26-SW-0379, due August 12, 2026, with a three-year term commencing December 1, 2026 and firm fixed pricing required for the entire contract term. Orange County, Florida issued an IFB for Sewer Pipes and Fittings (Y26-126) with an estimated five-year spending total of approximately $28.7 million, featuring a Service Disabled Veteran Business preference with tiered discounts and emergency delivery requirements within four hours, and has also posted emergency bridge replacement projects requiring associated outfall and drainage pipe work. The City of Palm Bay, Florida is executing the I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement project (ITB due July 14, 2026) under State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection permits, and conducted a pre-solicitation Request for Information (RFI due June 9, 2026) on stormwater pipe rehabilitation and replacement along Malabar Road. Santa Clara County solicited pavement rehabilitation work (ITB due May 21, 2026) encompassing related drainage and infrastructure improvements. Pricing models include firm fixed pricing, percentage discounts from manufacturer list prices, and lump-sum project delivery with monthly progress payments and retainage provisions.