NIGP 48509: Brush Cleaner

NIGP Item 48509 Brush Cleaner represents a narrow subcategory of custodial supply procurement, though the recent state and local opportunities solicited under this code encompass the full range of janitorial and custodial consumables and equipment that school districts and educational cooperatives actually purchase. State and local buyers are acquiring cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, detergents, floor seal and finish, hand soap and sanitizers with dispensers, paper products, mops, brushes, brooms, dustpans, buckets, trash bags, carpet shampoo, rags, and related floor care and cleaning tools. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and consolidated school boards, with one educational purchasing cooperative spanning multiple member districts across a region. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Muscogee County School District in Columbus, Madison County Board of Education in Danielsville, and Donna Independent School District in Cameron County have all posted custodial supply RFPs in the past three months, establishing these school systems as active repeat buyers in this category.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. Northside ISD posted RFP 2026-071 for custodial supplies with a response deadline of June 4, 2026; Muscogee County School District issued solicitation 26-022 for custodial supplies and equipment across 104 line items organized into five categories (cleaning chemicals, paper products, floor care supplies and equipment, tools and accessories, and can liners) with a bid deadline of May 22, 2026, and a contract start of July 1, 2026; Madison County Schools in Georgia released RFP CSUP 05-26 due June 2, 2026, seeking supplies for eight facilities serving approximately 5,415 students; and Donna ISD posted a catalog discount bid (RFP 011326-888) due April 8, 2026, for the 2026-2027 school year. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas operates a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Bid CUS2223) that aggregates custodial supply procurement across multiple member school districts and educational entities in Texas, with prior cooperative spending of $5.22 million and 49 respondents to the previous iteration, indicating sustained competitive activity at the cooperative level.