NIGP 12032: Chiller, Water, Large Flow Capacity (to Chill Hatchery Water)

NIGP 12032 Chiller, Water, Large Flow Capacity (To Chill Hatchery Water), Item code, covers the procurement of water-cooled chiller systems and associated replacement or maintenance services that state and local governments deploy across K–12 school facilities, municipal buildings, county airports, and housing departments. Recent solicitations show procurement concentrated on chiller plant replacements and facility-wide HVAC system upgrades featuring centrifugal and screw-type water-cooled chillers, often paired with variable frequency drive controls, new piping and hydronic systems, and building automation integration. Issuing bodies include school districts (Pinellas County School District, Florida), county aviation departments (Broward County Aviation Department, Florida), municipal facilities departments (City of Phoenix Housing Department, Orange County Administration Center, City of College Park, Georgia), and cities (City of Arlington, Texas). School districts have emerged as repeat buyers under this code, with Pinellas County School District soliciting multiple chiller replacements simultaneously in summer 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida and the Southwest, with recent opportunities posted by Pinellas County School District (two sealed-bid chiller replacements, bids due July 8, 2026 and July 10, 2026), Orange County, Florida (Administration Center HVAC Chiller Plant Upgrades with $3 million estimated cost, bids due September 1, 2026, with Service Disabled Veteran-owned business bid preference of 3% to 8%), Broward County Aviation Department (open-end indefinite-quantity contract for central energy plants and HVAC maintenance across Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport terminal locations, proposals due October 7, 2026, with SBE/CBE procurement preference and DBE Program compliance), City of Phoenix Housing Department (five-year chiller and boiler system maintenance across multiple City-owned housing properties, sealed bids due August 24, 2026, with Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage requirements and DBE-N Program neutrality), and City of College Park, Georgia (turnkey chiller replacement via RFQ, bids due May 14, 2026). Contractor licensing requirements typically mandate Florida state mechanical contractor certification or equivalent, HVAC system expertise, EPA refrigerant certification, and pressure-vessel authorization; pre-bid meetings and site visits are standard, and insurance minimums commonly range from $1 million to $5 million general liability depending on project scope.