NIGP 04594: Washers and Dryers, Residential Type

NIGP 04594 Washers and Dryers, Residential Type, an Item code, encompasses the purchase, lease, and installation of residential-grade and commercial-grade laundry equipment for multi-family housing, dormitories, public facilities, and institutional settings. State and local governments buy complete washer and dryer sets, individual units, ADA-compliant machines, natural gas dryers, and associated accessories and installation services under this code. Recent solicitations show demand spanning both equipment procurement (purchase or lease) and routine maintenance and repair services for installed equipment. Issuing bodies include state departments and agencies (Idaho Department of Administration, Texas Military Department, California Department of General Services, State of Maine), county governments and probation departments (Orange County, California), cities and municipal purchasing offices (Philadelphia), public housing authorities (Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, Housing Assistance Management Enterprise in Salt Lake City), universities and higher education systems (Texas A&M University System), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-jurisdictional member bases (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, Sourcewell in Minnesota).

Recent activity spans multiple states with visible concentration in California, Texas, Maine, Idaho, and Utah. Representative recent opportunities include the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda's RFP (2026RFPAHAPO002) for leased, commercial-grade washers and dryers with full-service operations across six properties, with proposals due August 1, 2026; the Texas Military Department's IFB for three new 120-pound natural gas dryers at the Texas ChalleNGe Academy, with bids due May 21, 2026; Housing Assistance Management Enterprise's IFB (IFB26040) for 47 washer-dryer sets and 8 ADA units with delivery and installation at Book Cliffs Lodge Apartments in Salt Lake City, with bids due November 5, 2026; the City of Philadelphia's micro-purchase IFB for washers and dryers under a $45,000 ceiling with quotes due October 15, 2026; the Orange County (California) Probation Department's IFB for routine maintenance and repair services for industrial laundry equipment at two juvenile facilities, with bids due May 19, 2026; and the State of Maine's RFQ for fire gear washers and dryers with delivery and installation, with quotations due May 22, 2026. Cooperative purchasing vehicles also drive volume under this code—Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's custodial supplies catalog bid (estimated $12.6 million over two years) and Sourcewell's Law Enforcement Equipment RFP represent opportunities to serve multiple public entities through master agreements.