NIGP 48520: Cleaner and Polish for Marble, Masonry, Porcelain, etc.

NIGP 48520 Cleaner and Polish for Marble, Masonry, Porcelain, Etc., an Item code, encompasses the supply of cleaning chemicals and specialized surface care products that state and local governments procure as part of broader custodial supply contracts. Recent solicitations under this code reflect school districts and other public entities buying cleaning chemicals alongside mops, floor care equipment, microfiber cloths, and related custodial supplies as integrated procurement packages. Issuing bodies include school districts—notably Muscogee County School District in Georgia and the School Board of Polk County in Florida—and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas. These buyers treat cleaning chemicals as line items within larger custodial supply RFPs and IFBs, typically allocating specific quantities and product specifications, rather than procuring them as standalone categories. Vendors responding to these solicitations must meet standard requirements including insurance coverage (general liability of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 aggregate), compliance with state immigration and debarment rules, and ability to deliver directly to multiple school locations on demand. Cooperative purchasing agreements have become a dominant vehicle for this work, allowing multiple school districts and public entities to leverage collective buying power.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with broader regional reach through cooperative purchasing agreements. Muscogee County School District (Columbus, Georgia) issued solicitation 26-022 in April 2026 for 104 custodial line items including 16 cleaning chemicals, due May 22, 2026, with contract commencement July 1, 2026. The School Board of Polk County, Florida, awarded nine vendors across 97 custodial line items valued at $242,309.49, with Cypress Supply and Pyramid School Products receiving the largest allocations. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) solicited custodial supplies under catalog discount RFP CUS2223 with estimated total expenditures of $5,220,140 across member entities; the preceding bid cycle drew 49 respondents, indicating a competitive and well-established market. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative, issued RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating counties in Washington state (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) with response due June 16, 2026, though this opportunity, while posted under NIGP taxonomy, reflects law enforcement rather than custodial focus.