NIGP 89571: Welding Equipment and Supplies, Plastic

NIGP 89571 Welding Equipment and Supplies, Plastic (Item) covers the purchase and installation of specialized vent extraction equipment and flexible welding lab infrastructure, along with consumable welding materials and fabrication hardware serving educational institutions, municipal utilities, and county operations. Recent solicitations show community colleges and school districts sourcing flexible vent extraction arms for welding labs, welding machines and plasma cutters for educational facilities, and multi-year supply contracts for consumable welding rods, tungsten electrodes, sheets, tubes, and gases. A California community college district and a Georgia school system dominate recent educational procurement under the code, while county and municipal water district purchasing rounds out the issuing-body mix. Work ranges from specific equipment procurement (Lincoln Frontier welder/generators, Powermig Edu OnePak units, MBS-1018-11x18 saws) to standing supply contracts for materials and gases supporting ongoing departmental operations.

Mt. San Antonio Community College District posted an IFB on September 28, 2026, for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms with 6-inch openings in Building 69 Welding Shop in Walnut, California, with bids due July 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. and an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000; the district established a 3% DVBE participation goal and requires California C-20 Contractor's License classification and prevailing wage compliance. Dalton Public Schools Purchasing Department in Georgia solicited bids due September 25, 2026, for welding lab equipment consisting of one Flex Cut 45 Plasma cutter, one MBS-1018-11x18 Saw, and nine Powermig 262MP Edu OnePak units for The Dalton Academy. Collin College in Texas issued a three-year ITB (FY2024-ITB-020) for welding materials and supplies with an estimated annual procurement volume of approximately $400,000, evaluating vendors on purchase price (35%), references (15%), meeting district needs (15%), quality (15%), and additional factors including state of Texas vendor status (5%). Recent activity concentrates in California, Texas, and Georgia, with Jackson County, Missouri and the North Texas Municipal Water District also actively purchasing under the code.