NIGP 06578: Sewer/Catch Basin Cleaning Body and Equipment

NIGP 06578 Sewer/Catch Basin Cleaning Body and Equipment is an Item code encompassing vacuum trucks, jet-rodding equipment, hydro-blasting systems, and related sewer and catch basin maintenance machinery that state and local governments deploy for routine cleaning, debris removal, and emergency response across wastewater collection systems. Recent opportunities show municipalities and county utilities procuring both equipment and the services those machines deliver—from multi-year vactor service contracts to capital purchases of pipeline inspection systems and sewer-cleaning rigs, often paired with repairs, maintenance, and parts support.

Issuing bodies span county utilities departments, city public works bureaus, and special-purpose water and wastewater authorities. Collier County (Florida), the City of Phoenix, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, and DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management appear as repeat or standout recent solicitors. Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Brevard County, Collier County, Orange County, Daytona Beach), the Southwest (Phoenix, Brownsville), the Southeast (Atlanta, DeKalb), and the Pacific Northwest (Clackamas County, Oregon). Representative recent opportunities include DeKalb County's three-year multiyear contract for sanitary sewer cleaning, manhole cleaning, and debris removal under an LSBE set-aside with First Source Jobs Ordinance compliance (bids due November 9, 2026); the City of Phoenix's five-year vactor services requirements contract for vacuum truck, jet-rodding, hydro-blasting, and submersible pump services under DBE-N compliance (IFB-27-0462, offers due October 19, 2026); the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management's IFB for color video pipeline inspection and water/sewer cleaning equipment, repairs, and software licensing (responses due October 30, 2026); and the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County's three-year term contract for grease trap, drain line, lift station, and wastewater tank cleaning services on an as-needed basis with 24- to 48-hour routine response and four-hour emergency response windows (ITB 27-02/AL, bids due September 23, 2026). Liquidated damages, performance bonds, and equipment specifications tied to operational standard—100 GPM jet-rodders, 10,000 PSI hydro-blasters, confined-space protocols—are routine. Set-asides and local preferences appear frequently: LSBE in DeKalb County, DBE in Phoenix, local vendor preference in Palm Beach County and Daytona Beach.