NIGP 94156: Hydrostatic Testing Services, Boiler

NIGP 94156 Hydrostatic Testing Services, Boiler is an Item code under which state and local governments procure the replacement, installation, maintenance, and repair of boiler systems serving public facilities—primarily courthouses, schools, housing properties, and cultural centers. Recent solicitations reveal that the work encompasses removal of existing boilers, installation of new gas-fired units with associated piping and controls, hydrostatic and pressure testing, system commissioning, and ongoing preventative maintenance and emergency repair services. The issuing bodies span county governments (Escambia County, Pinellas County School District, Dougherty County), municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of San Antonio, City of Meriden, City of Madison, City of Albany), and special-purpose districts (Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Brazos River Authority). School districts and county facilities appear as repeat buyers in the recent opportunity stream.

Recent activity clusters in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Arizona, and Wisconsin. Representative current solicitations include Escambia County's invitation to bid for new boiler installation at the MC Blanchard Judicial Building (due October 7, 2026, with responses required to demonstrate Florida licensing and general contractor or utility contractor credentials); Pinellas County School District's RFB for boiler replacement at Palm Harbor University High School specifying two Riello AR 2000 condensing boilers with 96.1% thermal efficiency (sealed electronic bids due September 23, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid attendance required); the City of Meriden's prevailing-wage boiler decommissioning and replacement at the Augusta Curtis Cultural Center under Connecticut prevailing-wage rules (bids due October 14, 2026); and the City of Phoenix's five-year IFB for chiller and boiler maintenance across multiple housing properties with DBE-Neutral and Small Business Participation Plan requirements (sealed bids closed August 24, 2026). The City of San Antonio solicited an annual contract for boiler inspection, maintenance, and repair (proposals due August 17, 2026), and the Brazos River Authority is pursuing preliminary engineering services for a Hydrostatic Pressure Relief System assessment at Sterling C Robertson Dam, with a preliminary engineering budget of $2.5 million.