NIGP 45087: Water Bags, Cans, Jugs, and Kegs

NIGP 45087 Water Bags, Cans, Jugs, and Kegs is an Item code covering portable water storage and dispensing equipment that state and local governments procure for operational, emergency response, and facility-support purposes. Recent solicitations show governments buying metal water jug racks, 5-gallon purified water containers, 1-gallon distilled water jugs, water dispenser rentals with maintenance, plastic cups, and related delivery services. Issuing bodies span city procurement offices, county commissioners, and cooperative purchasing vehicles. The City of Philadelphia posted a micro purchase for metal water jug racks (RFQ B2728164, response due October 19, 2026, micro purchase ceiling $43,000), while the City of San Antonio issued an RFx for citywide water bottle services including 5-gallon containers, dispensers, and delivery (RFx 6100019423, response due June 3, 2026). Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners procured janitorial and operational supplies including water products for 47 fire stations operating around the clock (ITB-26-00319, response due July 24, 2026, estimated contract value $765,679.84).

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Florida, with additional solicitation activity through cooperative purchasing frameworks. The Philadelphia and San Antonio purchases represent typical city-level demand for water storage and service solutions to support departmental operations and facilities. Hillsborough County's procurement emphasizes supply continuity for high-capacity public-safety operations requiring emergency delivery within five business days and standard delivery within ten days. The Sourcewell cooperative procurement (RFP #061626, response due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment signals that water and operational supplies also flow through state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles that serve participating counties and municipalities across multiple states. None of the recent opportunities explicitly name set-aside or preference designations; the Philadelphia RFQ encourages LGBTQ certification submission for vendor database purposes but does not apply the Local Business Entity Program to the micro purchase.