NIGP 18092: Surfactants, Anionic: Organic Phosphates, Sulfates, Sulfonates, etc.

NIGP 18092 Surfactants, Anionic: Organic Phosphates, Sulfates, Sulfonates, Etc., an Item code, covers adjuvants and surfactants that state and local governments procure as components in vegetation management programs, wastewater treatment systems, and industrial chemical supply. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing surfactants as active ingredients in liquid herbicide formulations for highway and forestry vegetation control, as chemical additives in municipal wastewater odor and corrosion control systems, and as general-purpose industrial chemicals through broad chemical supply contracts. Issuing bodies include state departments (Washington Department of Enterprise Services, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), municipalities (City of Dallas), and counties that participate in statewide cooperative purchasing agreements. The scope spans both product supply (liquid and dry herbicides with surfactant components) and service contracts where surfactant-based chemical additives are injected into infrastructure on an as-needed basis.

Washington State Department of Enterprise Services posted RFP 12225RFP in July 2026 to establish a statewide vegetation management contract vehicle covering surfactants, adjuvants, and herbicides for state agencies, municipalities, and special districts, with historical annual spending ranging from $914,419 to $3.87 million and four-year cumulative spending of approximately $7.77 million; the RFP closes August 20, 2026, with awards anticipated October 1, 2026, and reserves one award per category for Washington Small Business or Certified Veteran-Owned Business bidders. The City of Dallas issued IFB BR2600030262 in May 2026 for a thirty-six-month ID/IQ sewer odor and corrosion control services contract with an estimated value of $10 million, requiring injection of Liquid Ferrous Iron Salt, Liquid Ferrous Chloride, and Bioxide additives into the Dallas Water Utilities system, closing June 26, 2026, with SBE participation goals and local preference. Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited general chemical supplies under IW254710 (due July 15, 2026) and IW254710A (due July 29, 2026), though neither posting specifies chemical types or quantities. Activity concentrates in Texas and Washington, with secondary presence in North Texas municipal wastewater infrastructure procurement.