NIGP 74577: Rock Asphalt

NIGP 74577 Rock Asphalt is an Item code representing the supply and delivery of finished asphalt products — hot mix asphalt (HMA) in various grades, cold-mix cutback asphalt, and related binder materials — that state and local governments procure on an as-needed basis for pavement maintenance, overlay, resurfacing, and new construction work. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include cities, counties, special districts, and transit authorities across a wide geographic footprint, with recent activity concentrated in California, Georgia, and Florida. The City of Palo Alto issued an RFQ for hot mix asphalt and coldmix cutback material on a blanket purchase order basis with three-year pricing (RFQ197088, due April 8, 2026); Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's Department of Aviation sought bids for airfield pavement repairs including asphalt work (PE66062NONST2026000000419, due June 26, 2026); and Cherokee County, Georgia issued a Request for Bids for hot mix asphalt in multiple grades supplied from GDOT-approved plants within a forty-mile radius (2026-019, due April 3, 2026). Broward County, Florida and Santa Clara County, California have also posted construction procurement notices involving substantial HMA components for roadway capacity expansion and pavement rehabilitation projects.

Recent opportunities show a mix of issuing bodies: municipalities (Palo Alto, Fairburn, Owensboro), counties (Broward, Santa Clara, Cherokee, Barrow, Heard), regional transit and airport authorities (Hartsfield-Jackson), and school districts. Activity appears heaviest in California and Georgia, with secondary concentration in Florida. Procurements split between standalone asphalt supply agreements on blanket purchase order terms with annual volume estimates (typically 200 to 5,000 tons annually) and construction contracts where asphalt delivery and placement are bundled with labor and equipment. Typical award criteria emphasize responsive and responsible bidding on lowest total cost over multi-year pricing schedules; Palo Alto's procurement required primary suppliers within eleven miles and secondary suppliers within twenty miles of a distribution point, and Cherokee County mandated GDOT approval of asphalt plants. Blanket purchase order structures dominate supply-only opportunities, with pricing subject to escalation ladders or index-based adjustments; construction contracts typically carry 24/7 or restricted-hours work schedules, performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract value, and compliance with state DOT specifications. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises do not appear in the recent block; prevailing wage requirements emerge sporadically where federal funding is involved.