NIGP 65978: Tubing Fittings (Brass, Bronze, and Copper)

NIGP 65978 Tubing Fittings (Brass, Bronze, and Copper), Item, covers brass service line fittings, accessories, tapping saddles, and related components that state and local water and sanitation agencies procure for utility infrastructure maintenance and warehouse stock replenishment. Recent solicitations show municipalities and special districts buying brass wyes, copper sulfate, and associated repair parts for water distribution systems and sewer mainline connections. Issuing bodies include city departments of public works, county sanitation districts, and utility procurement offices. Work is typically solicited as annual requirements contracts, indefinite-quantity arrangements, or project-specific repair and replacement bids, often with awards to multiple vendors across different product categories.

Recent activity spans Texas, California, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Arlington, Texas posted an RFQ for an annual requirements contract for brass water repair parts with a response date of October 22, 2026. Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 solicited sewer infrastructure rehabilitation including removal and replacement of service connection fittings—twenty-seven 4-inch by 6-inch wyes, two 4-inch by 8-inch wyes, and two 4-inch by 10-inch wyes—with bids due September 17, 2026. The City of Southlake, Texas issued an RFP for utility parts and supplies for its Department of Public Works with anticipated awards to multiple vendors on a category basis, proposals due August 21, 2026. Pasco County, Florida solicited large copper sulfate crystals and liquid copper sulfate on an as-needed basis, proposals due June 26, 2026.