NIGP 65979: Tubing Fittings (Plastic, PVC)

NIGP 65979 Tubing Fittings (Plastic, PVC), an Item code, encompasses Schedule 40 and DWV plastic drainage components, gravity sewer pipes, force mains, and associated couplings, adapters, bushings, tees, and elbows that state and local utilities and public works departments procure for infrastructure maintenance and new construction. Issuing bodies include city purchasing offices, county utilities divisions, and municipal engineering departments. Recent solicitations reflect routine replacement and expansion of drainage and sewer systems rather than specialized or high-complexity applications; the work is typically functional specification-driven, with products evaluated on lowest price meeting ASTM standards compliance and delivery performance.

City of Austin Purchasing Office issued IFQ 6300 CAA1002 in May 2026 for Schedule 40 PVC drainage pipe fittings and tubing (6-inch and 4-inch DWV components) with a response deadline of May 20, 2026, requiring seven-day delivery to the Watershed Protection Field Operations facility in Austin, Texas. Orange County, Florida, Utilities Division issued IFB Y26-126 in April 2026 for sewer pipes and fittings encompassing 56 line items of PVC and ductile iron inventory with an estimated five-year spending total of approximately $28.7 million, response deadline January 22, 2026, and Service Disabled Veteran Business preference tiering applied. City of Sylvester, Georgia, solicited sealed bids for Quail Pines Subdivision Phase II infrastructure in January 2026, including 3,405 linear feet of 6-inch PVC waterline and 1,518 linear feet of 4-inch PVC force main, with bid opening February 26, 2026. Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, California, Florida, and Georgia; procurement vehicles include both as-needed IFQ format (Austin) and large multi-year delivery contracts (Orange County), with pricing typically structured on percentage-discount-from-MSRP or lump-sum bases and delivery performance (emergency four-hour, standard two-day) a material contract term.