NIGP 45018: Cans, Buckets, and Lids, General Purpose (Including Paint Cans and Buckets)

NIGP 45018 Cans, Buckets, and Lids, General Purpose (Including Paint Cans and Buckets) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure general-purpose containers—primarily paint cans, buckets, and associated lids—as consumable supplies for facilities maintenance, janitorial operations, and grounds care across districts, counties, and municipalities. Recent solicitations show this code activity embedded within broader maintenance and painting procurement vehicles rather than as standalone container purchases. San Antonio Independent School District issues continuous, open-ended RFPs for general maintenance services, parts, repairs, supplies, and equipment across district-wide facilities; the scope explicitly includes supplies and materials alongside labor and repair work. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners procured consumable janitorial and operational supplies on an ITB basis for fire rescue operations, with an estimated contract value of $765,679.84 over one year, indicating that containers and related sundries fall within facility support spending. Cook County Government sought paint supplies through draft IFB for county facilities with a three-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals; similar procurements from Donna Independent School District and Orange County, Florida, for painting and facilities management supplies underscore the prevalence of bundled paint-supply contracts that fold container procurement into broader coating and material purchases. Issuing bodies span independent school districts (San Antonio ISD, Donna ISD), county governments (Hillsborough County, Cook County, Collier County, Orange County), cities (Fort Worth, Charlotte, Gainesville), and state agencies (Illinois Secretary of State), with the most frequent recent activity originating from Texas school districts and Florida county and municipal procurement offices.

Geographic concentration appears strongest in Texas (San Antonio ISD, Donna ISD, Fort Worth) and Florida (Hillsborough County, Orange County), with secondary activity in Illinois (Cook County, Illinois Secretary of State) and broader Midwest and national cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell). Recent opportunities do not isolate NIGP 45018 as a discrete procurement line; instead, the code's activity appears subsumed within larger facilities maintenance, janitorial supply, and painting material contracts where containers are specified as component items rather than primary deliverables. Representative recent solicitations include San Antonio ISD RFP 26-013(RV)(5) for general maintenance services, parts, repairs, supplies, and equipment (proposals due August 15, 2026), and Hillsborough County ITB-26-00319 for consumable janitorial and operational supplies (bids due July 24, 2026, $765,679.84 estimated value). The preponderance of painting-focused and facilities maintenance RFPs and ITBs suggests that vendors pursuing this code should position container supply capability within broader painting material, janitorial supply, or maintenance service offerings rather than expect isolated procurement of cans, buckets, and lids.