NIGP 74506: Asphalt, Cutback

NIGP 74506 Asphalt, Cutback, an Item code, represents the procurement of cutback asphalt materials and related hot mix asphalt products that state and local governments source for roadway patching, resurfacing, overlay, and maintenance operations. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties buying cutback asphalt 3/8" cold mix alongside hot mix asphalt in multiple grades (binder, base, and topping courses) on blanket purchase orders and as-needed bases, with materials supplied either FOB destination or picked up at vendor plants. The issuing bodies span city utilities departments, county highway divisions and public works, transportation authorities, and regional water agencies, with activity concentrated in Georgia, California, Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin; the City of Palo Alto Utilities Department, Hunt County and Lubbock County in Texas, Kenosha County and the City of Jackson in Wisconsin, and multiple Georgia counties (Cherokee, White, Barrow, Heard) represent recent repeat or concurrent buyers. Representative opportunities include the City of Palo Alto's RFQ 197088 (posted July 15, 2026, due April 8, 2026) for primary and secondary suppliers of hot mix asphalt and cutback material on a three-year blanket purchase order with annual requirements of approximately 5,485 tons across seven line items including 1,400 gallons annually of tack coat SS-1H; Hunt County's ITB 260701 and ITB 260703 for asphalt mixes and materials (posted July 13, 2026, due August 11, 2026); and Kenosha County Highway Division's ITB KHMA26001 for hot mix asphalt materials supply on a CTH K corridor project (posted June 24, 2026, due July 8, 2026). Geographic spread encompasses the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Kentucky), Southwest (Texas), and West Coast (California, Wisconsin), with Georgia showing particularly dense recent activity through local maintenance and improvement grant (LMIG) programs funding roadway resurfacing across multiple counties. No apparent set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises appear in recent Palo Alto and Texas municipal solicitations, though some Georgia and California projects incorporate prevailing wage and Davis-Bacon compliance. Pricing typically reflects GDOT or state-equivalent asphalt cement price indices with quarterly or annual escalation adjustments, FOB plant or destination delivery, and firm fixed rates for the initial contract year.

Activity under this code remains active and moderately concentrated among county highway maintenance operations and municipal utilities managing routine pavement repair and seasonal road resurfacing. The Palo Alto RFQ with its three-year term, specific tonnage commitments, and dual-supplier structure suggests steady demand for cutback asphalt in West Coast municipal fleets. Georgia's LMIG program drives recurring solicitations for asphalt materials across multiple counties on short timelines (three to six weeks from posting to bid opening), creating predictable windows for vendors positioned within forty-mile radii of buyer locations. Qualification requirements center on plant location proximity, GDOT or state DOT certification, proof of insurance, and compliance with environmental provisions (hazardous waste take-back, recycled content mandates, pollution prevention). No large federal-nexus projects (Build America, Buy America BABA requirements, Davis-Bacon) appear in the cutback asphalt subset of recent opportunities, though full-depth pavement rehabilitation and bridge projects that may incorporate cutback materials separately solicit for comprehensive paving services under broader construction codes.