NIGP 89550: Gas Welding Apparatus

NIGP 89550 Gas Welding Apparatus, an Item code, covers welding equipment and supplies that state and local governments procure for operational maintenance, training programs, and infrastructure work. Recent solicitations show purchases of portable welder/generator units for field maintenance, specialized welding lab equipment for educational institutions, and consumable welding materials and supplies. Issuing bodies include school districts, municipal utilities, and community colleges. Dalton Public Schools (Georgia) solicited welding lab equipment including plasma cutters and wire-feed welding units for The Dalton Academy; the North Texas Municipal Water District Maintenance Department requested diesel-driven welder/generator units; and Collin College established a multi-vendor contract for an estimated annual volume of approximately $400,000 in welding materials, supplies, and equipment over a three-year term. Community colleges and school districts are the most visible repeat buyers in recent activity, seeking both durable capital equipment and recurring consumable supplies to support vocational training and maintenance operations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, with Collin College and Collin County Community College District each soliciting three-year agreements for welding materials and supplies (both contracts running through May 2027), and the North Texas Municipal Water District procuring welder/generator units. Dalton Public Schools in Georgia represents the secondary geographic footprint. Collin College issued an ITB for welding materials, supplies, and equipment due March 19, 2024, with estimated annual procurement of approximately $400,000 and multi-vendor award structure; the solicitation weighted purchase price at 35 percent and applied a 5-point preference for state-of-Texas vendor status. The Dalton Public Schools RFB for welding lab equipment (PE55294NONST2027000000018) closed September 25, 2026, specifying delivery within three days and requiring one-million-dollar general liability insurance. The North Texas Municipal Water District's bid for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel welder/generators (solicitation 26163B) closed July 29, 2026.