NIGP 26940: Electrolytic, Caloric, and Water Balance

NIGP 26940 Electrolytic, Caloric, And Water Balance, an Item code, encompasses chemicals, equipment, and services for municipal water treatment, wastewater processing, and medical-necessity intravenous nutrition in correctional and healthcare settings. State and local jurisdictions procure sodium bisulfite and similar treatment chemicals for water pollution control facilities, specialized valves and valve repair services for wastewater treatment and permit compliance, and parenteral nutrition and intravenous solutions with rapid delivery and cold-chain management for incarcerated individuals and patients in custody. Issuing bodies include city water utilities, county environmental and wastewater departments, and state corrections systems. The work ranges from commodity chemical supply on firm pricing to specialized equipment sourcing with sole-source justification, to time-critical pharmaceutical and nutritional product delivery with documented clinical qualifications and SCADA-compatible remote-monitoring capability.

Recent activity spans Florida, Washington, and Connecticut. The City of Meriden issued an IFB for sodium bisulfite chemical supply for its Water Pollution Control Facility with a July 29, 2026 bid deadline. Broward County, Florida posted a Request for Information on DeZurik/APCO valve parts and repair services for wastewater treatment, due September 29, 2026, seeking to challenge a sole-source designation with Controls Specialties, Inc.; vendors must demonstrate SCADA compatibility, experience with municipal wastewater treatment, and preventive-maintenance and spare-parts support. The Washington State Department of Corrections issued an RFQQ for parenteral products, services, and equipment supplying eight correctional facilities across three regions with responses due October 7, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on September 23, 2026; the contract runs November 26, 2026 through June 30, 2030, with DOC anticipating multiple awards (up to three per region), firm pricing for the initial two-year term, and strict delivery windows (TPN within 24 hours, other parenteral products within 8 hours). Washington State encouraged small business (25%), minority-owned business (10%), women-owned business (6%), and veteran-owned business (5%) participation under Chapter 39.19 RCW.