NIGP 14535: Kettle Brushes

NIGP 14535 Kettle Brushes is an Item code covering brushes designed for cleaning and maintaining kettles in institutional and commercial kitchen environments. State and local governments procure kettle brushes under this code for use in school cafeterias, correctional facilities, hospitals, municipal kitchens, and other food-service operations where high-volume dishwashing and equipment maintenance occur. The product category encompasses hand-held and mechanized brush designs with bristle materials and handle configurations suited to kettle surfaces and residue types. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code typically include school districts, county and municipal corrections departments, state health and human services agencies operating food-service facilities, and county purchasing departments coordinating multi-jurisdictional facility supply needs.

Recent state and local procurement activity under NIGP 14535 remains sparse in the public record. A July 2026 notice from Williamson County Purchasing Department announced a relocation of its procurement office but did not post an active solicitation or contract opportunity. With no representative recent RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB opportunities recorded in the source block, current market activity under this code cannot be characterized by geography, issuing-body concentration, or recent award patterns. Business development professionals monitoring this code should track Texas county and school district purchasing offices and corrections departments for emerging demand signals, as institutional food-service operations drive most procurement activity under kettle-brush categories.