NIGP 82016: Boiler Tubes

NIGP 82016 Boiler Tubes, an Item code, does not appear in the recent state and local procurement record presented. Instead, state and local buyers are procuring complete boiler systems with integrated components—replacement boilers, pumps, piping, controls, and maintenance services—through RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and IFBs across school districts, county facilities, city housing departments, and transit authorities. The work encompasses both capital equipment procurement (furnishing and installing new boiler units to replace end-of-life systems) and ongoing maintenance contracts (annual inspections, preventative maintenance, emergency repair, and system testing). Issuing bodies include school districts (Pinellas County Schools in Florida, Liberty County Schools in Georgia), county governments (Escambia County, Dougherty County, Santa Clara County, Pinellas County), city agencies (Albany, Phoenix, Madison, Napa), state departments (California Department of Transportation), and special-purpose districts (Madison Community Development Authority). Repeat buyers in the sample include Pinellas County (two separate boiler maintenance and replacement solicitations) and county judicial buildings (Escambia County, Dougherty County).

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, and California. Representative opportunities include Pinellas County School District's boiler replacement at Palm Harbor University High School (RFP, sealed electronic bids due September 23, 2026, approximately $250,000 including Riello AR 2000 forced-draft condensing boilers and DDC controls); California Department of Transportation's boiler inspection, maintenance, and repair services for District 7 in Los Angeles (IFPQ restricted to certified small businesses and DVBEs, proposals due October 22, 2026, estimated contract value not to exceed $484,000 for three water-tube boilers and six pumps over a three-year term); Escambia County's equipment-only ITB for AERCO Benchmark 3000 boilers and TACO pumps at the MC Blanchard Judicial Building (bids due September 17, 2026); Liberty County School System's boiler replacement at Lewis Frasier Middle School (RFP with mandatory pre-bid conference, bids due October 9, 2026); the City of Phoenix Housing Department's five-year chiller and boiler maintenance contract across multiple residential facilities (IFB, offers due August 24, 2026, DBE-Neutral with small-business participation requirements); and Santa Clara County's boiler inspection, preventative maintenance, repair, and replacement services (ITB requiring California C-4 contractor licensing, bids due May 27, 2026, prevailing-wage public work). Contracts emphasize high-efficiency condensing models, BACnet controls integration, thermal efficiency standards (85–96% minimum), state and local building code compliance, rigorous insurance and bonding requirements, and Davis-Bacon or prevailing-wage labor where applicable.