NIGP 65980: Tubing Fittings (Stainless Steel)

NIGP 65980 Tubing Fittings (Stainless Steel) is an Item code that captures state and local procurement of pipe fittings and related connection components for infrastructure repair and rehabilitation projects. Based on recent solicitations, the code encompasses wye fittings, service connection components, and ancillary piping hardware used in sanitary sewer system reconstruction and pavement rehabilitation work. Santa Clara County has emerged as an active buyer under this code, posting multiple infrastructure improvement solicitations that specify removal and replacement of service connection fittings as discrete line items within larger project scopes. The code attracts general contractors and specialized infrastructure firms bidding on county-level ITB (Invitation to Bid) opportunities.

Santa Clara County in California dominates recent activity under this code. The County Sanitation District No. 2-3 Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (ITB ITBRDAFY270088, due September 17, 2026) explicitly requires twenty-seven 4"×6" wyes, two 4"×8" wyes, and two 4"×10" wyes as part of sanitary sewer mainline and service connection replacement across the unincorporated eastern foothills. The Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project Between Bowers Avenue and Scott Boulevard (ITB ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026) represents a broader infrastructure procurement where piping fittings are embedded within comprehensive pavement and drainage system work. Both solicitations are delivered as physical bid submissions to the County Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at the County Government Center in San Jose, California, with 2:00 p.m. local time deadlines.