NIGP 89556: Ultrasonic Welding Machines

NIGP 89556 Ultrasonic Welding Machines, an Item code, covers welding equipment and supplies that state and local governments procure for maintenance departments, educational programs, and operational needs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing both finished welding equipment—such as diesel-driven welder/generators—and consumable welding materials including rods, electrodes, flat stock, tubes, and pipes in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Issuing bodies under this code include municipal water districts, community colleges, and county college systems, with educational institutions appearing as significant repeat purchasers establishing multi-year supply contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, where the North Texas Municipal Water District issued an IFB for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel-driven welder/generators due July 29, 2026 (Solicitation 26163B), and Collin College posted two separate three-year ITBs for welding materials and supplies—FY2024ITB020 due March 19, 2024, and FY2024ITB024 due April 19, 2024—each with anticipated annual procurement volumes near $400,000 and multi-vendor award structures. Both Collin College solicitations weighted evaluation heavily on purchase price (35 points), references (15 points), quality (15 points), and meeting district needs (15 points), with explicit encouragement for small, minority, veteran, and female-owned business participation and preference for Texas vendors (5 points).