NIGP 34518: Emergency Showers and Wash Stations

NIGP 34518 Emergency Showers and Wash Stations, an Item code, encompasses portable shower facilities, eyewash stations, and related hygiene infrastructure that state and local governments procure for emergency response, disaster operations, planned events, and ongoing facility maintenance. Recent solicitations show demand spanning portable shower trailers and rental services for emergency mass-care operations, campus facilities maintenance including eyewash stations and hand wash equipment, and on-call hygiene infrastructure for shelter and warming centers during declared emergencies. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices (Austin), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Human Services), and emergency management authorities. The work ranges from disaster-response contracts with FEMA funding requirements and federal compliance clauses to routine campus parts procurement with fixed delivery and storage specifications.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Oregon. The City of Austin posted two rebid notices for portable toilet and shower rental services — IFB 5000 ACA1012 (due September 7, 2026) and the rebid IFB 5000 ACA1012REBID (due November 3, 2026) — both seeking annual, monthly, weekly, and daily rental capacity with estimated annual demand spanning 10–30 yearly units, approximately 1,057–1,282 monthly rentals, and 32 portable shower trailer rentals, priced all-inclusive with local and small-business preference discounts available (5% and 3% respectively for evaluation); living-wage requirements of $22.05 per hour apply. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017729 (due September 14, 2026) for miscellaneous campus supplies including eyewash stations for the Denton State Supported Living Center, with historical 12-month spend of $100,000. The Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, released RFA S1000000016927 (due December 31, 2026) for on-call hygiene services statewide including portable restrooms, shower facilities, hand wash stations, and wastewater removal, with Oregon licensure required for sewage and greywater vendors; COBID certification encourages small-business participation and the state reserves the right to award multiple price agreements based on actual emergency utilization.