NIGP 03172: Pumps, Descaling Acid

NIGP 03172 Pumps, Descaling Acid is an Item code covering specialized pumping equipment for water treatment, facility maintenance, and industrial processes at state and local facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying descaling and slurry-conveyance pumps for boiler and chiller maintenance, lime slurry handling at water treatment plants, and equipment-specific repair services. The issuing bodies include city utilities departments, transit authorities, school districts, and county facilities management offices. Work ranges from sole-source standardization procurements for proprietary pump designs to preventative maintenance and repair contracts requiring vendor certification and access to manufacturer-specific parts and replacement components.

Recent opportunities reflect activity across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Colorado. The City of Palm Bay, Florida Department of Utilities issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source DiscFlo Pumps (Solicitation 55SS26, due September 8, 2026) for lime slurry conveyance at the North Regional Water Treatment Plant, with Gerber Pumps International identified as the exclusive distributor; the standardization rationale cited elimination of approximately twenty-four thousand dollars in annual peristaltic hose replacement expenses. The City of Charlotte issued an RFP for CATS Boiler and Chiller Maintenance and Repair Services (Solicitation 26920271769, due October 15, 2026) covering preventative maintenance and repair of Trane, Pulse, Aalon, Carrier, and Lochinvar equipment across facilities in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, with vendor qualifications requiring certification and proprietary parts access. Fulton County Schools solicited supply and installation of an onsite hypochlorous acid generator system (Solicitation 11627, due August 20, 2026) as a sole-source procurement specifying the Annihilare AoS-500 model.