NIGP 81565: Steam Traps and Strainers

NIGP 81565 Steam Traps and Strainers is an Item code describing repair, replacement, and maintenance services for steam system components — traps, strainers, valves, fittings, and associated piping — that state and local governments buy to keep heating and steam distribution infrastructure operational in residential, health system, and facilities properties. Recent solicitations show buyers procuring full-scope steam line repair and replacement work, including demolition, installation, pressure testing, and insulation of steam risers serving occupied buildings. Issuing bodies under this code include public housing authorities and county facilities and fleet departments managing steam infrastructure across multiple building systems and health-care facilities. The work carries compliance obligations typical of public-sector steam projects: prevailing-wage requirements (Davis-Bacon Acts in federally funded work, state prevailing-wage rules in public works), HUD Section 3 employment and contracting benchmarks where capital funding is involved, and mandatory insurance and bonding thresholds.

The Harrisburg Housing Authority posted IFB 2026-08 on June 17, 2026 for boiler steam supply line riser repairs at John A.F. Hall Manor Homes (response due August 1, 2026), covering inspection, repair, and replacement of steam risers, valves, and fittings across up to 24 building rows serving approximately 240 residential units, with a mandatory pre-bid site visit required between June 22 and July 10, 2026. The County of Santa Clara Procurement Department issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0708 on May 27, 2026 for as-needed steam and condensate systems repairs services at facilities serving the County Facilities and Fleet Department and the County Health System (response due June 15, 2026), with an estimated contract value of $5.4 million and a bid bond requirement of at least 10 percent of the total bid price. Recent activity concentrates in Pennsylvania and California; both opportunities are structured as fixed-price or as-needed repair contracts subject to public-works wage and bonding rules, indicating steady demand for specialized steam system trades in government facilities management.