NIGP 65954: Offsets, Plugs, Pipe Rests

NIGP 65954 Offsets, Plugs, Pipe Rests, Item, covers supply of industrial piping components and materials that state and local governments procure for infrastructure maintenance, repair, and replacement across water, wastewater, stormwater, and drainage systems. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing HDPE and PVC pipe in multiple diameters, elbows, couplings, wyes, tees, bends, end sections, and related fittings on both as-needed supply contracts and project-specific construction bases. Issuing bodies include city public works and utilities departments, county sanitation districts, and municipal procurement offices. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department has posted multiple industrial pipe and fittings supply contracts; Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 and the City of Augusta, Georgia are active in sewer infrastructure rehabilitation procurement under this code.

Geographically, recent activity concentrates in Arizona, California, Georgia, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Public Works Department's IFB 27-SW0447, a three-year industrial pipe supply contract (HDPE 1.5" to 24", PVC 0.75" to 4", applicable fittings, glue, and hand tools) serving Phoenix Aviation Department with 24-to-48-hour delivery requirement and local inventory maintenance, due September 30, 2026; the City of Augusta ITB 27-116 for various HDPE pipe, couplings, and end sections (8" to 36" diameter) for down-drain installation on an as-needed basis with one-year term and four optional one-year renewals, due September 29, 2026; and Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3's ITB for sewer infrastructure rehabilitation (pipe bursting and point repairs using PVC SDR26 and HDPE pipe with service connection fittings), due September 17, 2026. DBE and local-vendor preference programs apply in several jurisdictions. Contracts typically require firm fixed pricing, FOB destination, and compliance with state work-authorization and nondiscrimination statutes.