NIGP 89571: Welding Equipment and Supplies, Plastic

NIGP 89571 Welding Equipment and Supplies, Plastic is an Item code under which state and local governments procure welding materials, equipment, and supplies for educational programs, maintenance operations, and facility support. Recent solicitations show purchases of finished welding equipment (welder/generators, ironworkers, extraction systems), consumable supplies (welding rods, electrodes, gases), and bulk materials (flat bars, sheets, tubes, pipes in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum). Community colleges and technical colleges dominate the issuing-body mix, with purchases spanning three-year supply contracts valued at approximately $400,000 annually; municipal utilities, county governments, and university systems also solicit under this code. Educational institutions conducting welding or fabrication programs represent the largest segment of activity.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, California, Missouri, and Florida. Collin College (Texas) and Collin County Community College District (Texas) each issued three-year welding materials and supplies ITBs due March 19, 2024, and April 19, 2024, respectively, with evaluation criteria weighting purchase price at 35 percent and requiring percentage discounts off manufacturer's list prices. The North Texas Municipal Water District Maintenance Department issued a solicitation (26163B, due July 29, 2026) for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel-driven welder/generators. Mt. San Antonio Community College District (California) solicited bids for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms with a $150,000 Engineer's Base Bid Estimate, due July 16, 2026, requiring California Contractor's License classification C-20 and a 3 percent Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation goal. The Technical College System of Georgia issued eRFQs for welding program equipment: Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (Coffee Campus) solicited a Copilot with Auto Deltaweld 350 Air Cooled System (due April 23, 2026), and Augusta Technical College requested a Sole Brand Piranha P65 65 Ton Ironworker (due April 14, 2026). Jackson County, Missouri sought a 24-month welding gas and supplies contract with a one-year extension option (due July 14, 2026). Texas A&M University System issued ITB TAMUS-ITB-26-0541 for machine shop, welding, and fabrication equipment (due July 15, 2026) through its AggieBid platform.