NIGP 96867: Sandblasting Services (see 910-83 for Sandblasting of Buildings)

NIGP 96867 Sandblasting Services (Item) encompasses surface preparation and protective coating restoration for industrial, municipal, and utility infrastructure—tanks, pump stations, regulator equipment, and water treatment facilities—where abrasive blast cleaning to SSPC standards precedes primer and finish coat application. State and local governments procure this work primarily through municipalities and special-purpose water and utility authorities, which solicit blast cleaning and recoating as standalone projects or as components of larger infrastructure rehabilitation efforts. Issuing bodies include city public works departments, county special districts, and regional water authorities conducting planned maintenance or emergency restoration of steel storage tanks, treatment equipment, and related structures.

Recent opportunities reflect activity across the Southeast and California. The City of Huntsville, Texas issued Bid NO. 27-05 in October 2026 for half-million-gallon welded steel water storage tank restoration including interior and exterior protective coating system replacement using SSPC-SP-10 near-white blast cleaning (interior) and SSPC-SP-6 commercial blast cleaning (exterior), with a 90-calendar-day contract term and one-year warranty; San Bernardino County Department of Public Works-Special Districts solicited the CSA 70 J Recoating of Tanks & Pump Stations Project in June 2026 (sealed bids due July 16, 2026) involving abrasive blast cleaning to SSPC-SP10 standards and epoxy-urethane recoating of ten water storage tanks and seven booster pump station buildings across Oak Hills, California, requiring Class A and/or C-33 painting licenses and completion within 180 calendar days at prevailing wage rates. The Macon Water Authority posted sealed bids in September 2026 (due October 20, 2026) for rebuild of gravity thickeners and clarifier equipment at Rocky Creek WRF, requiring Georgia Utility Contractor licensure and 51 percent self-performance of work. Geographic concentration centers on Georgia and California, with occasional activity in Florida and Texas.