NIGP 82085: Steam Boiler Bottom Blow Alarm

NIGP 82085 Steam Boiler Bottom Blow Alarm, an Item code, covers boiler inspection, preventative maintenance, repair, and replacement services at state and local facilities — work state and local governments are currently soliciting as standalone projects and as as-needed maintenance vehicles. Recent solicitations show a mix of fixed-price equipment replacement (boiler and domestic hot water system installations at residential properties) and ongoing repair and inspection services at county facilities, health systems, and cultural properties. Issuing bodies include county procurement departments, city community development authorities, and county health systems. Most recent activity concentrates in California and the upper Midwest, with Santa Clara County running multiple as-needed service contracts and the City of Madison handling discrete boiler-replacement projects at municipal housing stock.

The County of Santa Clara Procurement Department posted two open solicitations in May and June 2026: ITB-PRC-FY26-0660 for Boiler Inspection, Preventative Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Services (bids due June 2, 2026) and ITB-PRC-FY26-0708 for As-Needed Steam and Condensate Systems Repairs Services (bids due June 15, 2026), estimated at $5.4 million with prevailing-wage requirements and a C-4 Boiler, Hot Water Heating and Steam Fitting Contractor's License required. The City of Madison Community Development Authority issued RFB 15052 for furnishing and installing six Lochinvar Knight boilers and indirect domestic water heaters across three residential properties at Straubel Wright Apartments (bids due July 17, 2026), structured as a Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage contract with a one-year labor warranty requirement and $1 million commercial general liability insurance minimum. Bergen County, New Jersey posted solicitation P2423 for the Ciccone Theatre Boiler Project (bids due July 28, 2026), with limited scope detail publicly available.