NIGP 74531: Bitumens, Bulk (Oil and Tar)

NIGP 74531 Bitumens, Bulk (Oil And Tar), an Item code, is solicited primarily as a component material within larger pavement and roofing rehabilitation projects by state health agencies, county transportation departments, and municipal public works divisions. State and local governments buy bituminous materials under this code as part of comprehensive roadway resurfacing, pavement recycling, and roof repair work—specifically hot mix asphalt overlays, partial depth recycling, crack sealing, chip seal, fog seal, micro-surfacing, and roofing membrane applications. Recent solicitations show demand concentrated in transportation infrastructure maintenance rather than bulk material procurement standalone; bitumens appear as designated line items within broader capital projects rather than as independent commodity buys. Issuing bodies include county transportation and public works departments (Santa Clara County, Broward County, Barrow County), county purchasing offices managing pavement maintenance (Brevard County), and state health agencies procuring facility repairs (Texas Health and Human Services Commission on behalf of the Department of State Health Services). School districts, transit authorities, and municipalities do not appear in the recent-opportunity block.

Santa Clara County and Brevard County dominate recent activity, with Santa Clara posting four separate pavement and bridge projects between February and May 2026 and Brevard County advertising an annual pavement maintenance contract covering approximately 100 miles of roads across 1,150 miles of county inventory. Additional activity appears in Texas (roof repairs at a state health facility), Florida (roadway expansion in Broward County), and Georgia (road resurfacing in Barrow County). Representative solicitations include Brevard County's Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitative Services bid (B-2-26-08, due November 5, 2025, estimated budget $900,000 for fiscal year 2026), Santa Clara County's Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ITB RDA FY26-0694, IFB, due May 21, 2026, including hot mix asphalt overlay and partial depth recycling), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Roof Repairs for San Antonio Texas Center for Infectious Disease (HHS0017204, IFB, due June 3, 2026, classified under NIGP 74531 among multiple roofing codes). Bitumens procurement under this code remains tied to fixed-price, definite-quantity construction and maintenance contracts rather than spot-market material supply.