NIGP 40505: Charcoal

NIGP 40505 Charcoal, an Item code, covers the procurement of charcoal products by state and local government agencies. State and local governments purchase charcoal primarily for water treatment and air purification applications, as well as for general-purpose fuel and barbecue use. The code encompasses activated charcoal, granular charcoal, charcoal briquettes, and related charcoal-based filtration media. Issuing bodies span state environmental and water agencies, municipalities managing water treatment systems, county facilities departments, and school districts operating cafeterias and outdoor recreation programs. Most purchasing occurs through routine IFB and RFQ processes, with orders typically ranging from single-unit commodity purchases to multi-year supply contracts for treatment facilities.

The source material does not include recent posted state and local contract opportunities for NIGP 40505 Charcoal, so no geographic concentration, representative recent solicitations, repeat-buyer patterns, or response dates can be characterized at this time.