NIGP 89529: Fittings for Welding Equipment

NIGP 89529 Fittings For Welding Equipment, an Item code, encompasses flexible vent extraction arms, welding laboratory equipment components, and consumable welding materials and supplies that state and local governments procure for educational welding programs and facility operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and community colleges buying complete vent extraction system installations, individual welding lab equipment units (plasma cutters, saws, power sources), and volume contracts for welding consumables including rods, electrodes, sheets, tubes, and pipes in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum compositions. Issuing bodies include community college districts, public school systems, and city capital delivery departments; Collin College and Mt. San Antonio Community College District appear as repeat buyers establishing multi-year supply agreements and facility improvement projects.

Activity concentrates in California and Texas, with Mt. San Antonio Community College District (Walnut, California) bidding a $150,000 flexible vent extraction arm installation with mandatory job walk and July 16, 2026 response date via IFB; Dalton Public Schools (Georgia) requesting bids for four specific welding lab equipment items with September 25, 2026 deadline; and Collin College posting overlapping three-year welding materials contracts (FY2024-ITB-020 and FY2024-ITB-024) with approximately $400,000 annual estimated procurement volume, evaluation weighted toward price (35%), references (15%), quality (15%), and district needs (15%). The San Antonio Capital Delivery Department's construction projects reference welding-related fittings and structures as subordinate line items. Prevailing wage, bond, and insurance requirements apply in California; Texas solicitations emphasize multi-vendor awards and account representative support.