NIGP 91485: Welding

NIGP 91485 Welding, an Item code, encompasses the procurement of welding services, equipment, and related fabrication work that state and local governments buy on both recurring and project-specific bases. Recent opportunities show demand spanning portable and shop welding for infrastructure repair, as-needed mobile welding services, track welding maintenance for transit systems, control panel fabrication and refurbishment, and welding equipment purchases—primarily for water utilities, municipal departments, transit authorities, community colleges, and state agencies managing facilities or infrastructure. The issuing bodies are distributed across state departments (Washington Department of Corrections, Department of Social & Health Services, Department of Labor & Industries), county governments (Hillsborough County, Broward County, DeKalb County), cities (Tampa, Statesboro), community colleges and technical colleges (Skagit Valley College, Mt. San Antonio, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College), and transit systems (Charlotte Area Transit System). Washington State agencies—particularly community colleges and the Department of Enterprise Services—appear as repeat buyers of building systems and infrastructure work.

Recent opportunities span the Pacific Northwest, Southeast, and Florida. The North Texas Municipal Water District (ITB 26P00401, due July 31) is procuring two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel-driven welder/generators for shop and portable welding in its Water Department, with an estimated contract value of $70,000 and SLBE bid-discount availability. The City of Tampa (ITB 26P00401) is pursuing as-needed welding and fabrication services for water infrastructure on a one-year initial term with three renewal options and a $70,000 estimated value. Hillsborough County (ITB 26-00291, due June 29) requested mobile welding and fabrication for solid waste facilities on an as-needed basis with an estimated value of $207,429.10 through July 2028, requiring AWS certification in TIG, MIG, and Arc methods. The Charlotte Area Transit System (Rebid #3, due August 20) is seeking turnkey Blue Line track welding services in North Carolina under Maintenance of Way standards. Broward County and the City of Tampa have posted control panel fabrication solicitations (PNC2132148B3, PNC2132146B2) on open-end, indefinite-quantity terms. Mt. San Antonio Community College (2026067, due July 16) is purchasing and installing forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms in an educational Welding Lab with an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000, mandatory job walk, and California prevailing wage requirements. The Georgia Department of Transportation (PE48401RFQ2026000000604, due July 24) is seeking qualifications for an IDIQ Steel Fabrication Inspection and Testing Services contract with a minimum of $25,000 and maximum of $8,000,000 over one to five years, requiring Certified Welding Inspectors and Non-Destructive Testing Level II and III certification.