NIGP 28531: Fluorescent Tube Crushers and Disposers

NIGP 28531 Fluorescent Tube Crushers and Disposers is an Item code within the broader electrical equipment and supply category that state and local governments procure as part of facility maintenance, environmental compliance, and hazardous-materials management programs. Recent solicitations show the code sits within much larger electrical-equipment and law-enforcement-equipment RFPs and IFBs where fluorescent-tube disposal equipment may be bundled with other facility-management supplies and services. State and local issuing bodies acquiring under this code include school districts, counties, and cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions. Northside Independent School District and multi-county cooperative frameworks (such as Sourcewell on behalf of participating Washington and Minnesota entities) represent the typical issuing-body mix.

Recent activity appears sparse in standalone fluorescent-tube-crusher solicitations. Northside Independent School District issued IFB 2026098 on June 8, 2026 for Electrical Equipment, Parts, Supplies, Rentals, Repairs & Services with a July 1, 2026 response date, which may encompass tube-disposal equipment as a component line item within a broader electrical-supplies contract; the IFB does not isolate fluorescent-tube crushers as a discrete scope line. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, posted RFP 061626 on May 12, 2026 for Law Enforcement Equipment with a June 16, 2026 deadline, making equipment available to counties and jurisdictions across Washington, Minnesota, and other states, though this solicitation does not explicitly reference tube-disposal equipment. Geographic activity centers on Texas (San Antonio district) and the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest through Sourcewell's multi-state cooperative framework. The code appears to see limited standalone procurement activity; most opportunities bundle tube crushers and disposers within larger electrical-supply or facility-maintenance contracts.