NIGP 16518: Compactors, Trash, Cafeteria Type (see 045 and 545 for Other Types)

NIGP 16518 Compactors, Trash, Cafeteria Type (Item) encompasses on-call maintenance and repair services for trash compactors used in county facilities, cafeteria supply procurement including disposable foodservice items and kitchen equipment, and related waste-management equipment support across state and local jurisdictions. The recent solicitations show state and local governments buying maintenance labor for existing compactors, disposable supplies for school nutrition programs, and commercial kitchen equipment through both direct procurement and percentage-discount catalog arrangements. Issuing bodies include county departments of public works, city purchasing offices, school boards and school nutrition programs, and state universities, with school districts and counties appearing as repeat buyers seeking compactor-related supplies and large food equipment.

Recent activity spans California, Texas, and Georgia. The County of San Mateo Department of Public Works posted an RFP (2025-RFP-Informal-00551) in May 2026 for on-call maintenance and repair services for four trash compactors in Redwood City, with a not-to-exceed contract value of $150,000 over five years and a response deadline of May 20, 2026. The Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program issued an IFB (005-SNS-2027) in April 2026 for cafeteria supplies across 24 nutrition service locations, with sealed bids due May 12, 2026. The City of Richardson, Texas posted an RFQ in May 2026 (Solicitation 70526) for an annual requirements contract supplying recycle and trash bags with estimated annual spend of approximately $300,000, with proposals due June 16, 2026 and a pre-proposal conference scheduled for May 28, 2026. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida issued an ITB (25260063B-VG) in early 2026 for a multi-vendor percentage discount catalog covering commercial kitchen equipment from 58 manufacturers, with an estimated annual procurement volume of approximately $1,500,000 and an award expected in February 2026.