NIGP 89596: Welding and Brazing Tools

NIGP 89596 Welding and Brazing Tools, an Item code, encompasses the supply and installation of welding equipment, plasma cutting systems, extraction and ventilation infrastructure, welding consumables, and related laboratory or maintenance-shop apparatus that state and local governments buy for fleet repair operations, educational welding programs, and municipal maintenance departments. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring both specialized capital equipment—plasma cutting tables with CNC controls, diesel-driven welder-generators, and laboratory-scale welding units—and consumable materials including welding rods, electrodes, sheets, tubes, and pipes in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Issuing bodies span state transportation departments (Oregon Department of Transportation), community colleges and school districts (Mt. San Antonio Community College District, Collin College, Collin County Community College District, Dalton Public Schools, The Dalton Academy), and municipal utilities (North Texas Municipal Water District). Educational institutions appear as repeat buyers, with multiple community college districts and secondary schools procuring both capital equipment and ongoing material supplies under multi-year contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in the West and Southwest. The Oregon Department of Transportation posted an RFCQ on October 13, 2026, for a 6' × 12' CNC plasma cutting table with associated equipment, software, and installation services for the Bend Shop Central Oregon Fleet Repair Shop, with quotes due October 29, 2026; the procurement requires a Flashcut control system or approved equivalent, Hypertherm MaxPro200 plasma unit, collision detection, and 24-hour on-site repair support within 150 miles. Mt. San Antonio Community College District in Walnut, California, issued an IFB on September 28, 2026, for the purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms with 6-inch openings in its Welding Lab, bids due July 16, 2026, with a 3% DVBE participation goal and an Engineer's estimate of $150,000. Dalton Public Schools in Georgia solicited bids on September 1, 2026, for four specific welding laboratory items—one Flex Cut 45 Plasma cutter, one MBS-1018-11x18 Saw, and nine Powermig 262MP Edu OnePak units—due September 25, 2026. Collin College in Texas established a three-year ITB contract for welding materials and supplies with an estimated annual volume of approximately $400,000, evaluated on price (35%), references (15%), meeting district needs (15%), quality (15%), vendor historical relationship (5%), total cost of ownership (5%), state-of-Texas vendor status (5%), and other relevant factors (5%).