NIGP 18028: Boron Compounds

NIGP 18028 Boron Compounds, an Item code, encompasses specialty chemical products containing boron used across industrial, agricultural, and manufacturing applications — including boric acid, borax, boron oxides, and boron-derived additives for detergents, glass production, metallurgy, and soil amendment. State and local governments procure these compounds primarily through state departments of transportation, public works agencies, and facilities management offices for de-icing formulations, concrete additives, and maintenance applications, as well as through state departments of education and corrections for cleaning and facility operations. The code also serves state environmental and natural-resource agencies managing land remediation or pest control programs.

The source material provided contains no recent state or local contract opportunities soliciting boron compounds. Without posted RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs under this code, geographic spread and representative recent purchasing activity cannot be characterized from current procurement notice data. Firms tracking this code should monitor state transportation and public works procurement portals, particularly in regions with active highway maintenance programs and large facilities-management operations, for seasonal or project-based demand signals.