NIGP 19042: Compounds, Inorganic Chemical

NIGP 19042 Compounds, Inorganic Chemical, an Item code, encompasses cleaning solvents, de-icers, water-treatment polymers, lubricants, and specialty maintenance chemicals that state and local governments procure for fleet operations, wastewater and drinking water systems, and facility maintenance. Recent solicitations show municipal water utilities and transit authorities as the dominant buyers, with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners representing the most active issuers; smaller cities and special-purpose districts also solicit under this code for targeted operational needs. Work being solicited includes brake-parts cleaner in standardized containers, solids dewatering and thickening polymers for wastewater treatment, magnesium hydroxide slurry for hydrogen sulfide and corrosion control in sewer systems, herbicides and fertilizers for grounds maintenance, water-treatment chemicals (aluminum chlorohydrate, sodium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, hydrofluosilicic acid), de-icers and ice melt for vehicle and facility use, and compressor and equipment lubricants.

Activity centers in Texas and Georgia, with secondary solicitation volume from Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issuing a competitive sealed bid (IFB-PE77023NONST2027000000655) for solids dewatering and thickening polymer on an annual contract with response due July 30, 2026, requiring mandatory bench-scale and full-scale performance testing and offering a four-year initial term plus optional one-year renewals; the City of Tallahassee issuing a sealed-bid IFB (IFB-067-26-CPW) for magnesium hydroxide slurry with response due June 16, 2026 and a five-year initial term plus optional two-year renewals; the City of Flowery Branch, Georgia, issuing an IFB for seven water and wastewater treatment chemicals with response due April 21, 2026 and a one-year initial term plus four optional renewal years; and Pasco County, Florida, issuing an IFB (IFBSP26074) for herbicides, fertilizers, and pesticides with response due June 16, 2026 and a contract period through September 30, 2029 with optional two-year extensions. DART has issued multiple narrow-window purchase-order solicitations for maintenance chemicals and de-icers with response windows of one to seven days, signaling routine re-supply activity. Most municipal water and wastewater utilities require NSF/ANSI certification and rigorous performance testing prior to award; many offer local vendor preference points when bidders meet jurisdictional residency thresholds.