NIGP 48522: Cleaner, Sewer, Septic Tank, and Waste Pipe, Acid and Caustic Types (incl. Drain Openers)

NIGP 48522 Cleaner, Sewer, Septic Tank, And Waste Pipe, Acid And Caustic Types (Incl. Drain Openers), an Item code, covers chemical drain cleaning products and related application services that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance and wastewater infrastructure upkeep. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties buying drain cleaning chemicals (specifically branded products like Zyme Out), vactor and jet-rodding services for sewer lines and lift stations, septic tank maintenance and pumping, lift station installation and rehabilitation, and stormwater pipe cleaning and inspection. Issuing bodies include city public works departments, water and wastewater utilities, county environmental services divisions, and school districts, with repeat activity from Collier County (Florida), the City of Orlando, the City of Phoenix, and the City of Detroit. The code spans both chemical commodity purchases and related labor-intensive infrastructure services, reflecting the breadth of what municipalities need to maintain gravity sewers, force mains, treatment plants, and on-site disposal systems.

Recent opportunities cluster in Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Arizona, and Oregon. The City of Phoenix issued a five-year requirements contract (IFB-27-0462, proposals due October 19, 2026) for vactor services—vacuum truck, jet rodding, hydro-blasting, and submersible pump services across multiple water treatment plants and wastewater facilities under DBE-N compliance. The City of Detroit solicited drain cleaning services using United 894 Zyme Out product (RFQ 550935, quotes due October 2, 2026) over three years with prevailing wage and local hiring mandates. Collier County has issued multiple large water and wastewater infrastructure bids—lime softening improvements with blend tank construction at South County Regional Water Treatment Plant (IFB 26-8683R, bids due September 21, 2026 at $4.27 million) and equalization pump station improvements (IFB26-520, bids due August 20, 2026)—that encompass related chemical injection and treatment systems. The City of St. Cloud, Florida posted a lift station installation and rehabilitation services ITB (ITB 2026-071, bids due July 21, 2026) on an as-needed task-authorization basis. The Town of Waterford Utility Commission in Connecticut issued two separate IFBs for plastic-to-copper water service replacement (IFB26-014, bids due November 12, 2026 with 25% subcontractor SBE set-aside; IFB26-007, bids due May 21, 2026). Activity reflects both commodity procurement (drain chemicals, treatment system equipment) and service contracting (vactor operations, septic maintenance, lift station work), with significant federal and state funding flowing through these projects and prevailing wage or local hiring requirements common in larger municipal awards.