NIGP 89572: Welding Gloves, Protective Aprons, Capes, and Sleeves

NIGP 89572 Welding Gloves, Protective Aprons, Capes, And Sleeves (Item) covers the procurement of personal protective equipment and consumable supplies for welding operations across state and local jurisdictions. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying welding consumables and safety equipment including welding wire, welding rods, gloves, face shields, and related PPE on both as-needed and multi-year contract bases. Issuing bodies span community college districts, independent school districts, municipal water authorities, and police departments. Collin College and Collin County Community College District each solicited three-year contracts for comprehensive welding materials and supplies with anticipated annual volumes around $400,000 per procurement; Northside Independent School District in Bexar County, Texas, issued a one-year IFB for welding equipment and supplies across 132 schools and 15 support sites on an as-needed basis; and Mt. San Antonio Community College District in California solicited flexible vent extraction arms for welding lab installation. Most recent activity centers on Texas (Collin County, Bexar County) and California, with additional procurement from the District of Columbia and North Texas Municipal Water District.

Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District's IFB 2026-054 for welding equipment and supplies, due March 5, 2026, seeking catalog discount pricing on consumables and safety equipment across a 132-school network on an as-needed basis; Collin College's three-year ITB FY2024-ITB-020 for welding materials, supplies, and equipment, due March 19, 2024, with evaluation weighting 35% purchase price, 15% references, 15% meeting district needs, 15% quality, and multi-vendor award anticipated; and Mt. San Antonio Community College District's solicitation 2026067 for forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms with installation in the Welding Lab, due July 16, 2026, with an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000 and a 3% DVBE participation goal under California prevailing wage requirements.