NIGP 16541: Filters for Vent Hoods

NIGP 16541 Filters For Vent Hoods, an Item code, covers inspection, cleaning, maintenance, and service of kitchen exhaust hood systems across school districts, municipal facilities, and county buildings. State and local governments under this code procure labor, materials, equipment, and parts for comprehensive hood and ductwork cleaning, filter maintenance and replacement, fan operation checks, belt and bearing service, and fire suppression system work on cafeteria hoods, culinary exhaust systems, make-up air units, and warewashing hoods in compliance with NFPA 96 standards. School districts appear as the primary repeat buyers, with Pinellas County School District soliciting cleaning and servicing across 119 food service facilities and 7 culinary facilities districtwide, and Dougherty County Board of Education requesting hood cleaning at 26 school locations. Municipalities and special-purpose districts also participate—the City of Bradenton included hood system inspections and cleaning within a broader fire systems maintenance IFB, and Forsyth County, Georgia sought kitchen exhaust system inspection and maintenance services. Service contractors typically must hold occupational licenses, industry-recognized exhaust hood cleaning certification, minimum five years documented hood cleaning experience, current fire protection licensure where required, and appropriate liability insurance. Facilities with deep-fat fryer hoods often require two cleanings annually; standard facilities require one annual cleaning. Performance standards typically mandate before-and-after photographic documentation, signed service reports, emergency response within 24 hours, and minimum crew sizes of trained individuals.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia. Pinellas County School District issued an IFB (Solicitation 26JG012, bids due June 23, 2026) for approximately $600,000 over the initial two-year term with optional renewal, with mandatory site visits at four locations and unit pricing on an all-or-none, per-facility basis. Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program (Solicitation PE64710NONST2027000000084, bids due July 28, 2026) sought hood cleaning at 26 elementary, middle, and high schools with pricing by unit and an initial term through June 30, 2027, with up to two optional one-year renewals. Forsyth County, Georgia issued an ITQ (Solicitation 27091620, quotes due September 24, 2026) for kitchen exhaust system inspection, cleaning, and maintenance services. Outside the public-sector space, ChildCareGroup, a Texas-based child care organization, issued an RFQ (202609, due June 5, 2026) for hood cleaning at four Dallas-Fort Worth facilities. The City of Bradenton's fire services IFB (26042JS, responses due October 21, 2026) included hood suppression system cleaning and inspection as part of a multi-component fire systems maintenance contract.