NIGP 17515: Cleaning Equipment and Supplies, Laboratory

NIGP 17515 Cleaning Equipment and Supplies, Laboratory is an Item code capturing the full range of laboratory, food-service, and facility-level cleaning products, chemicals, and associated equipment that state and local governments buy to support water treatment, wastewater operations, school nutrition programs, and correctional facility maintenance. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing clarifier drive units with torque control for water districts; comprehensive paper and janitorial supplies for school food service; custodial supply catalogs for cooperative purchasing networks; wash rack sump cleaning and hazardous waste removal services for transportation departments; chemical dispensing systems and HACCP-compliant training for school nutrition programs; industrial laundry equipment maintenance; and potable water testing and inspection services for county facilities. The code draws activity from water utilities, school districts, county sheriff and probation departments, state transportation agencies, and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives.

State and local issuing bodies active under this code include the North Texas Municipal Water District (sealed bid for clarifier equipment, July 30, 2026), the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases (sealed bid for food service and janitorial supplies with Buy American provisions and $12.6 million estimated value over a two-year cooperative period), Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas (RFP for custodial supplies catalog discount agreement, May 26, 2026), the California Department of Transportation (IFB for wash rack sump services across nine counties with mandatory DVBE participation, June 30, 2026), Montgomery County, Texas schools (RFP for chemical products and dispensing systems for kitchens, July 21, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia (sealed bid for food safety and sanitation program with HACCP training, June 17, 2026), County of Orange Probation Department in California (IFB for industrial laundry equipment maintenance, May 19, 2026), and Caltrans (IFB for wastewater and recycled water systems services in Stanislaus and Merced Counties, February 19, 2026). Activity is concentrated in California, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Florida, with secondary procurement seen in Wisconsin, Maryland, and New Jersey. The code sees consistent activity from municipal water and wastewater systems, school nutrition services under federal funding and Buy American compliance, and county and state facility maintenance operations.