NIGP 89594: Welding Safety Shields/Curtains/Partitions

NIGP 89594 Welding Safety Shields/Curtains/Partitions, an Item code, describes safety equipment and personal protective equipment that state and local governments procure on an as-needed and long-term contract basis for departmental operations. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers purchasing broad safety-product assortments including hard hats, safety vests, eyewear, gloves, hearing protection, first aid kits, and related PPE alongside welding-specific materials such as welding rods, electrodes, sheets, tubes, and pipes. Issuing bodies include municipalities, community college districts, and public school systems. The City of Bartow, Florida and Collin College in Texas appear as repeat buyers establishing multi-vendor qualified vendor lists and multi-year contracts for ongoing supply. Procurement vehicles range from open Invitation to Bid (ITB) notices to blanket supply agreements with firm pricing and volume commitments.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The City of Bartow posted ITB-CS for Safety Products, Equipment & Supplies on September 18, 2026, with response due September 24, 2031, establishing a Qualified Vendor List requiring vendors to offer a minimum 10% discount off current MSRP and maintain delivery within two business days of order. Collin College (identified in two separate solicitations posted July 7, 2026) sought welding materials and supplies under FY2024-ITB-020 and FY2024-ITB-024 for three-year terms with estimated annual volumes near $400,000, using multi-vendor awards and scoring purchase price (35 points), references (15 points), quality (15 points), meeting district needs (15 points), and other factors. Dalton Public Schools Purchasing Department in Georgia issued a bid for welding lab equipment (PE55294NONST2027000000018) posted September 1, 2026, with response due September 25, 2026, requesting four specific pieces of equipment including plasma cutters and welding units with three-day delivery and F.O.B. Destination terms.