NIGP 66526: Contact Cement (for Plastic Laminates)

NIGP 66526 Contact Cement (For Plastic Laminates), an Item code, does not match the actual procurement activity recorded under this code. The City of Charlotte's October 2026 solicitation for Portland cement—a material used in street maintenance, sidewalk installation, curb and gutter work, driveway repair, and foundation work for traffic and pedestrian signals—represents a fundamental mismatch between the legacy NIGP description and the concrete state and local buying pattern. State and local governments are using this code to procure Portland cement and related materials for infrastructure maintenance and repair, not adhesive contact cement for plastic laminates. The work involves substantial materials supply to municipal departments of transportation and public works divisions, typically through formal invitation for bid.

The City of Charlotte, a municipal transportation authority, is the only recent issuing body present in the available records. The Charlotte Department of Transportation Street Maintenance Division posted an Invitation for Bid (ITB) on October 13, 2026, with a response deadline of November 3, 2026, seeking Portland cement to support ongoing sidewalk, curb, gutter, driveway, and signal foundation work. All products and component parts must be new and comply with ITB specifications. No estimated contract value, contract term, pre-bid meeting, or incumbent contractor information was disclosed in the notice. Geographic activity is limited to North Carolina based on the single recorded opportunity.