NIGP 65979: Tubing Fittings (Plastic, PVC)

NIGP 65979 Tubing Fittings (Plastic, PVC), an Item code, encompasses PVC conduit, drainage pipe, sewer pipe, and service connection fittings that state and local governments procure for water, wastewater, and storm drainage infrastructure maintenance, repair, and new construction. Recent solicitations show buyers purchasing Schedule 40 PVC plumbing pipe and DWV components, PVC coated metal conduits, insulated PVC conduit fittings, and PVC sewer pipes with associated couplings and wyes in diameters ranging from 3/4 inch to 10 inches. County government water and wastewater departments and municipal public works agencies dominate this market, with Gwinnett County (Georgia), DeKalb County (Georgia), Santa Clara County (California), the City of Austin, and the City of Southlake posting recent opportunities. Issuers solicit through IFB, ITB, IFQ, and RFP notices and often award to multiple vendors on an as-needed or category basis rather than single prime contractors.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and California, with secondary presence in Texas. Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources posted IFQ 135859 for insulated PVC fittings and metal conduit components due September 9, 2026, specifying eight line items including elbows, couplings, and conduit outlet bodies for the Lanier Filter Plant. DeKalb County issued ITB 2026-118 on September 14, 2026, for PVC sewer pipes, fittings, couplings, and related materials on a three-year multiyear contract with response due October 7, 2026, to support wastewater and storm drainage projects on an as-needed basis. Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 solicited structural sewer rehabilitation including removal and replacement of existing pipe with 326 linear feet of 6-inch PVC SDR26, 114 linear feet of 8-inch PVC SDR26, and 43 linear feet of 10-inch PVC SDR26, plus service connection wyes (27 units of 4"×6", two of 4"×8", two of 4"×10"), with bids due September 17, 2026. The City of Austin issued IFQ 6300CAA1002 in May 2026 for Schedule 40 PVC drainage pipe fittings and tubing with estimated annual quantities of 5 to 30 units per item, including HUB and M/WBE set-aside periods.