NIGP 16036: Kettle, Rendering

NIGP 16036 Kettle, Rendering is an Item code that encompasses industrial rendering kettles and related pressure-cooking equipment used in waste-processing and animal-byproduct recovery operations. State and local governments procure these units primarily through waste-management departments, environmental agencies, and facilities operations offices that handle rendering of animal waste, grease traps, and biological material processing. The equipment typically includes stainless-steel or carbon-steel kettles with heating systems, agitation mechanisms, and discharge ports sized for municipal waste streams and industrial food-service byproduct management.

No recent state and local contract opportunities under this code appear in available procurement records. The narrow, specialized nature of rendering-kettle procurement and the technical requirements for animal-waste processing mean solicitations under this Item code occur infrequently and tend to cluster around municipal public-works modernization cycles or county sanitation facility expansions rather than in regular procurement rhythms.