NIGP 84563: Road Building Materials Testers and Accessories

NIGP 84563 Road Building Materials Testers and Accessories, an Item code, encompasses laboratory and field-testing equipment used by state departments of transportation and municipalities to validate asphalt and concrete properties during construction and quality control. State and local governments solicit this code primarily to procure Superpave gyratory compactors, specialized asphalt specimen-testing apparatus, and related calibration and measurement accessories that support specification compliance on road and culvert projects. The issuing bodies are state transportation departments, city public works divisions, and county engineering offices conducting highway reconstruction, resurfacing, and storm-drainage infrastructure work. These agencies use the equipment to certify material specifications before accepting contractor work, making testing apparatus essential to compliance with state and federal standards such as AASHTO T 312 and ASTM D6925.

Recent solicitation activity shows concentrated geographic presence in the Southwest and Tennessee. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Materials and Tests Division issued IFB 601440000053366 on July 14, 2026, for a new Superpave Gyratory Compactor unit with bids due July 28, 2026 and tentative award August 7, 2026; the specification required an electromechanical unit capable of 150mm asphalt specimen production, factory installation and calibration at TxDOT's Austin facility, and a 12-month warranty, with all shipping and setup costs F.O.B. destination. The City of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, posted IFB IFB27003PW on August 10, 2026, for Southern Boulevard Reconstruction Phase IIA including Nicklaus Channel box culverts and erosion control, due September 10, 2026, with partial FHWA and NMDOT funding and encouragement for DBE participation. The Town of Farragut, Tennessee, issued ITB 2026-24 on September 28, 2026, for South Monticello Road culvert replacement requiring TDOT prequalification status and bids due March 31, 2026. These three opportunities indicate moderate activity level driven by infrastructure renewal cycles; the code remains narrow in scope and issuing-body type.