NIGP 03128: Cooling Towers: Forced Air, Gravity, etc.

NIGP 03128 Cooling Towers: Forced Air, Gravity, Etc., an Item code, encompasses state and local procurement of cooling tower equipment, maintenance services, water treatment, and repair work. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying cooling tower maintenance contracts with full-service scope (inspection, testing, cleaning, certification, corrective maintenance, chemical treatment, 24/7 emergency response), water treatment services (chemical dosing, weekly testing, bore scope inspection, semi-annual cleaning), replacement equipment (individual geareducers, complete tower units), and repair services on existing two- and four-cell industrial cooling towers. The issuing bodies are county sheriffs and public works departments, city utilities and facilities divisions, state departments of technology and management, school districts, and special-purpose authorities. County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner and Orange County Public Works appear as active repeat buyers; the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget has issued multiple cooling tower repair solicitations; and several municipalities have posted replacement and maintenance work in the same period.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (Orange County, Long Beach, San Diego, Alameda), Michigan (Detroit), and Florida (Phoenix, Charlotte, Palm Beach County, Monroe County), with secondary activity in Texas (Austin, Houston), Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and other jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner IFB #0603159902MB for cooling tower maintenance services at two facilities with semi-annual and annual preventive maintenance, hourly labor differentiation, 24/7 emergency response, security clearance requirements, and a three-year term (due December 15, 2026); City of Phoenix IFB 27-FMD-013 for cooling tower water treatment services (chemicals, testing, monthly visits, bore scope inspection, annual efficiency reports) across multiple facilities with a three-year term and two one-year renewal options (due July 29, 2026); Housing Authority of the City of Alameda RFP 2026-RFP-701 for rooftop HVAC package unit replacements and condenser disconnection/reinstallation with crane services and refrigerant recycling, five-year contract term with two optional one-year renewals (due October 27, 2026); and Long Beach Public Utilities Department quotation for complete cooling tower decommissioning, removal, and installation of one new stainless steel unit with zero-disruption off-hours work (due July 16, 2026). Licensing requirements (California C-10 and C-20 credentials, EPA refrigerant certification, Florida mechanical contractor licenses) and performance bonds at 100% of contract value are standard across public-works-scale opportunities.