NIGP 99895: Welding Equipment, Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items

NIGP 99895 Welding Equipment, Sale Of Surplus And Obsolete Items is an Item code under which state and local governments solicit purchases of welding lab equipment, extraction and ventilation systems, consumables, and materials — both new procurements for educational facilities and trade-in or surplus transactions. Recent opportunities show community colleges, school districts, and municipal police departments buying flexible vent extraction arms, welding machines (plasma cutters, saws, power supplies), welding rod and electrode stock, and specialized consumables across varying contract structures from one-time fixed purchases to multi-year master agreements. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, community college districts, and municipal consolidated governments. Community colleges in particular appear as repeat buyers, with both Collin College and Collin County Community College District posting three-year welding materials and supplies contracts in 2024, each with estimated annual volume around $400,000 across multiple vendors.

Recent solicitations span California, Texas, and Georgia. Mt. San Antonio Community College District posted an RFB for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms with a July 16, 2026 response deadline and Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000; the work requires California C-20 contractor licensing, prevailing wage compliance, and a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation goal. Dalton Public Schools (Georgia) solicited four specific welding lab equipment items — a Flex Cut 45 Plasma cutter, MBS-1018-11x18 Saw, and nine Powermig 262MP Edu OnePak units — with a September 25, 2026 bid deadline. Collin College (Texas) awarded a three-year welding materials and supplies contract spanning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2027, with multi-vendor evaluation emphasizing purchase price (35%), references (15%), quality (15%), and state-of-Texas vendor status (5%) among other factors. Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department posted an unusual trade or swap solicitation offering 306 used and confiscated firearms for credit toward Heckler & Koch MR556 rifles, due October 14, 2026, though this transaction falls outside typical welding equipment procurement.