NIGP 92895: Welding Services, Automotive Transportation

NIGP 92895 Welding Services, Automotive Transportation is an Item code covering welding, fabrication, and related metal-working services procured by state and local governments for fleet maintenance, facility infrastructure, and specialized equipment work. State and local buyers under this code solicit welding and metal fabrication on both fixed-term and as-needed bases, ranging from automotive fleet repair to educational facility welding labs and utilities infrastructure. School districts, county transportation departments, public utilities, and community colleges are the primary issuing bodies active under the code; Bibb County Schools appears as a repeat buyer for fleet maintenance labor rates.

Recent activity spans multiple states and service models. The Long Beach Public Utilities Department issued an RFQ in July 2026 for welding, machining, and fabrication services across industrial materials (stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, and others) on an as-needed basis with hourly labor rates and a local 10% preference within a 25-mile radius. Mt. San Antonio Community College District in California issued an IFB in September 2026 for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms in a welding lab—an $150,000 Engineer's Base Bid Estimate requiring California Contractor's License classification C-20, prevailing wage compliance, 3% DVBE participation goals, and Performance and Payment Bonds. Bibb County School District in Georgia posted a labor rate bid for fleet maintenance services across its transportation department in October 2026. Geographic spread includes California, Georgia, and Florida, with recent opportunities covering educational, municipal utility, and school district procurement.