NIGP 16514: Cleaner/Sanitizer

NIGP 16514 Cleaner/Sanitizer is an Item code under which state and local governments procure commercial cleaning and sanitation products, detergents, sanitizers, and associated dispensing systems for school food service operations, facility maintenance, and institutional cleaning. School districts dominate activity under this code, soliciting detergent and sanitizer supply contracts tied to HACCP compliance, food safety training, and kitchen sanitation requirements; county and special-purpose cooperative purchasing entities also appear regularly. Representative recent opportunities include Lamar County School District's RFQ #26-114 (posted July 15, 2026, due July 21, 2026) for a comprehensive food safety and sanitation system encompassing ServSafe-certified training, HACCP documentation, environmentally preferred biodegradable detergents with Green Seal certification, and monthly onsite visits across 11 school sites; Gainesville City School System's RFP #19.3 (posted February 23, 2026, due March 31, 2026) for sanitation products and warewashing equipment maintenance across nine schools, with cost weighted at 50 of 100 evaluation points; and Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-049 (posted March 3, 2026, due March 26, 2026) for custodial equipment on an as-needed basis across 147 school facilities in the San Antonio area with a one-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Florida and Mississippi. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas has issued multiple catalog discount bids for custodial supplies serving multi-entity member networks, with the most recent bid (CUS2628, posted June 22, 2026) offering an estimated $12.6 million in total two-year expenditures across member organizations. Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP 26-006 for approximately $750,000 in annual paper and chemical supplies (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026). The Marion County School Board in Florida sought janitorial and sanitary paper supplies for its central warehouse under ITB 4152AM (posted February 2, 2026). Multi-region cooperative purchasing vehicles (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, Multi-Region Purchasing Cooperative serving Region 10 Education Service Center in Texas) create stacked volume opportunities; MRPC's sanitation systems and safety training RFP (RFP #2026-06, due April 7, 2026) covered an estimated $972,795 for one year with four consecutive renewal options. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners solicited janitorial supplies for 47 fire stations under ITB 26-00319 (posted July 7, 2026, due July 24, 2026) with an estimated contract value of $765,679.84.