NIGP 39091: Water, Drinking (incl. Distilled, Mineral, Sparkling and Spring)

NIGP 39091 Water, Drinking (Incl. Distilled, Mineral, Sparkling And Spring) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure bottled water in multiple container sizes, water coolers and dispensers with maintenance service, water system treatment and delivery, and related supplies for employee and facility use, emergency preparedness, and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show purchasing ranging from small-volume canteen and office supply contracts to large emergency-response stockpiling and multi-location service arrangements, with issuing bodies spanning state health and human services departments, transit authorities, cities, counties, school districts, and special-purpose agencies.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicits frequently under this code, posting multiple IFBs in July 2026 for beverages and water at state hospitals and living centers—notably HHS0017585 (soft drinks and water for Kerrville State Hospital, bids due July 8, 2026) and HHS0017722 (assorted snack products including beverages for Mexia State Supported Living Center, due July 31, 2026)—each valued around $50,000 annually. The Orange County Transportation Authority and other transit agencies issue RFQs for five-gallon cooler delivery and dispensers at multiple facilities on two- to three-year terms. State entities including Illinois Department of Human Services, Palm Beach County, and Texas State University solicit for weekly or ongoing delivery of bottled water or water system maintenance. School districts and municipal governments (Bridgeport, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Rockwood R-VI) include beverages as line items within broader food-service grocery bids. Emergency management agencies—notably the City of Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management—structure large procurement around multi-vendor tiered response capacity for mass-casualty or disaster water distribution. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and California, with recent opportunities also in Arizona, Maryland, Illinois, and Missouri. The code sees steady activity across multiple issuing-body types, driven by routine facility operations, school nutrition programs, emergency preparedness, and institutional canteen or employee-service supply chains.