NIGP 96775: Semiconductor and Related Equipment Manufacturing Services

NIGP 96775 Semiconductor and Related Equipment Manufacturing Services, an Item code, encompasses design, installation, commissioning, and delivery of specialized ultrapure water systems and related laboratory and research infrastructure that support semiconductor manufacturing, academic research, and related high-purity-process operations. State and local issuers soliciting under this code include research universities and public higher-education institutions; the recent opportunities show activity concentrated in large research-intensive universities rather than county or municipal governments.

The University of Texas at Austin posted an RFP (Solicitation 72126089, due June 24, 2026) for design, installation, commissioning, and delivery of a turnkey ultrapure deionized water system with a primary 300 GPM plant (expandable to 400 GPM) and a 250 GPM point-of-use polishing system operating continuously 365 days per year, 24 hours daily, meeting resistivity specifications greater than 18.18 Mohm/cm and total organic carbon less than 2 ppb. The scope includes comprehensive design documentation, Allen Bradley PLC-based SCADA controls, ultraviolet sterilization, reverse osmosis units with N+1 redundancy, ABB variable-speed drives, and high-purity PVDF or polypropylene piping, plus operations manuals and one-week classroom training plus one month supervised operation for four owner employees. Texas Tech University issued RFP 2026-1190 (due May 4, 2026) for laboratory and research equipment including microscope equipment, centrifuges, chromatography systems, fume hoods, and specialty R&D goods and services supporting testing and measuring requirements. Activity under this code to date reflects Texas as the primary recent jurisdiction, with solicitations originating from major research universities rather than distributed municipal or county procurement offices.