NIGP 93635: Foundry Machine Shop Work

NIGP 93635 Foundry Machine Shop Work is an Item code under which state and local governments solicit repair, machining, fabrication, and specialized equipment maintenance services — encompassing gearbox rebuilds, pump and compressor servicing, structural steel and aluminum fabrication, welding across multiple metals, precision machining, dynamic balancing, and refurbishment of municipal infrastructure equipment. Recent solicitations reveal demand for both general-purpose machine shop capabilities and specialized inspection and testing services tied to equipment compliance and safety standards. Issuing bodies span county watershed and utilities departments, city water resources and sanitation operations, county fleet maintenance divisions, and fire and EMS departments. The work typically flows through indefinite-quantity or as-needed arrangements with multiple vendor awards common, allowing jurisdictions to ensure service capacity and continuity without guaranteed minimum volumes.

State and local activity under this code concentrates in Florida and Georgia. DeKalb County, Georgia solicited machine shop services for watershed equipment repair on an IFB basis with a June 8, 2026 response deadline. The City of St. Petersburg issued IFB-26-215 on April 16, 2026 for as-needed machine shop services supporting Water Resources, Sanitation, and Fleet Management Departments, requiring five years of prior experience, precision machining and multi-metal welding capabilities, detailed hourly labor rate proposals, three customer references, and Business Enterprise participation; the City planned to award both primary and secondary vendors under a three-year initial term with two optional one-year renewals. Seminole County, Florida released an RFP on August 1, 2025 for on and off-road heavy equipment maintenance and repairs spanning hydraulic, drive-train, electrical, welding, and restoration work, with Central Florida service location requirements and a three-year term plus two optional one-year renewals. Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia issued an RFB for aerial and ground ladder plus fire apparatus pump inspection and testing, requiring ASNT Level II certification and ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation, with completion in November of each year and a two-year initial contract term offering three optional one-year renewals.