NIGP 48504: Applicators, Floor Finish, All Types (Except Brushes)

NIGP 48504 Applicators, Floor Finish, All Types (Except Brushes), an Item code, covers specialized equipment and supplies for applying floor coatings and finishes—primarily epoxy, polyurethane, and wax products—across state and local facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying branded floor-finish systems (Sherwin-Williams Duraflex epoxy, Buckeye Reflections urethane) installed by qualified contractors, as well as floor-care consumables (wax, stripping agents, sealers) procured as part of broader janitorial-supply and facility-maintenance contracts. The code captures both one-time application projects requiring specialized equipment and experience, and recurring quarterly or annual floor-care supplies tied to custodial operations. Issuing bodies include county port authorities, county school districts, municipal school districts, county governments, and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives. School districts appear as the dominant repeat buyer class across Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida.

The code sees activity across Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, and Missouri. Recent representative opportunities include the Lee County Port Authority's RFB 26-0041LB (posted July 2, 2026, due April 23, 2026) for one-time Duraflex epoxy installation and restroom remodels at Southwest Florida International Airport, requiring three years of epoxy-over-tile experience and a mandatory pre-bid site tour; Jackson County School District's floor stripping and waxing services RFP (posted April 20, 2026, due April 24, 2026) across nine school facilities on two campuses; and Muscogee County School District's 26-022 custodial supplies bid (posted April 21, 2026, due May 22, 2026), which included floor-care supplies and equipment as 33 of 104 line items. Janitorial-supply cooperative purchasing vehicles also appear—Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas estimated $5.22 million in aggregate spending across member entities. Most opportunities are IFB or RFP notice types with response windows of two to six weeks.