NIGP 92895: Welding Services, Automotive Transportation

NIGP 92895 Welding Services, Automotive Transportation is an Item code that encompasses welding repair and reinforcement work on heavy-duty vehicles, equipment service bodies, and specialized infrastructure. State and local governments procure under this code for in-frame welding on bus fleets and truck frames, front-rail and panel repair on service bodies, vent-system installation in vocational facilities, and comprehensive repower and restoration work on transit equipment. Issuing bodies include city transit authorities, county transportation departments, community college districts, and municipal fleet maintenance operations. Recent solicitations show work ranging from educational infrastructure (Mt. San Antonio Community College District's welding lab vent extraction arm installation) to county and municipal heavy-duty vehicle repair programs (Pasco County collision repair, Seminole County equipment maintenance, Broward County Transportation Department bus repower overhaul).

Activity spans the South and West, with recent opportunities in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas. The Mt. San Antonio Community College District issued an IFB on June 11, 2026 (due July 16, 2026) for purchase and installation of 47 flexible vent extraction arms in a welding lab, with an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000 and a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation goal; the scope required California Contractor's License classification C-20, DIR registration, and prevailing wage compliance. Broward County Transportation Department posted an open-end contract solicitation on January 30, 2026 (closing February 23, 2026) for mid-life rolling stock repower overhaul services on approximately 198 buses ranging 35 to 60 feet, encompassing engine replacement, transmission work, and complete system renewal; the contract is FTA-funded with three-year initial term, one-year unlimited mileage labor warranty, and $100,000 annual pass-through allowances for unforeseen repairs and OEM parts. Pasco County, Florida issued an IFB on March 20, 2026 (due April 21, 2026) for as-needed heavy-duty truck and bus collision repair services at three county maintenance facilities, with local vendor preference allowing qualified Pasco County or neighboring-county businesses to match the lowest bid within 10 percent of the lowest non-local bid price.