NIGP 48534: Detergent, Steam and Hot Water Spray Cleaning

NIGP 48534 Detergent, Steam and Hot Water Spray Cleaning, an Item code, covers consumable detergents, cleaning chemicals, and related supplies that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance, food service sanitation, fleet operations, and custodial programs. Recent solicitations show school districts, county governments, and municipalities buying all-purpose cleaners, concentrated pot-and-pan detergents, sanitizers, germicidal detergents, multi-purpose degreasers, hand soaps, hand sanitizers, biodegradable coach wash for transit fleets, and specialty products such as hood-cleaning services and pressure-washing supplies. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity from Fairfax County Public Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Northside Independent School District, Madison County Board of Education, Fulton County Schools, Muscogee County School District, and Cobb County School District across recent procurements; city governments and transit authorities also actively solicit under this code, as do county school systems. Georgia and Texas see the most concentrated recent activity, with secondary activity in Florida and Michigan.

Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government establishing a term contract for paper, plastic, and cleaning supplies on an as-required basis with proposals due July 17, 2026; Dougherty County Board of Education requesting sealed bids for a comprehensive Food Safety and Sanitation Program serving 24 school nutrition sites, encompassing cleaning products, hand soaps, sanitizers, HACCP training, and on-site monitoring with bids due June 17, 2026; Northside Independent School District in San Antonio issuing RFP 2026-071 for custodial supplies with proposals due June 4, 2026, replacing an expiring contract; City of Arlington, Texas soliciting an RFP for janitorial and related services across 40+ facilities with proposals due June 4, 2026; Fulton County Schools issuing an Invitation for Bid for cleaning chemicals to serve its School Nutrition Program across 94 schools with bids due May 28, 2026; and City of Detroit requesting quotes for biodegradable coach wash detergent for automated bus wash systems on a two-year contract term. Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas provide catalog discount procurement structures serving multiple member entities across the state.