NIGP 48538: Dishwashing Compounds, Hand and Machine Type (Including Rinse Solutions)

NIGP 48538 Dishwashing Compounds, Hand and Machine Type (Including Rinse Solutions) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure concentrated liquid and solid dishwasher detergents, rinse additives, sanitizers, and related cleaning compounds for institutional food service operations. The scope spans mechanical dishwashing chemicals formulated for commercial equipment, manual pot-and-pan detergents, low-temperature sanitizers, and descaling compounds packaged in bulk containers (55-gallon drums, cases, or pallets) for delivery to schools, correctional facilities, senior centers, and other public food service venues. Issuing bodies include school districts (elementary, middle, and high schools), county senior services, state corrections facilities, and regional purchasing cooperatives representing multiple member districts. School districts dominate the recent activity, soliciting supplies for cafeteria operations serving daily meal volumes ranging from hundreds to thousands of students; county and state agencies purchase for smaller but similarly mission-critical institutional kitchens.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, Texas, and Missouri. Gwinnett County, Georgia is soliciting industrial dish detergents and sanitizers on an annual contract with four one-year renewal options, with quotes due July 17, 2026, via RFQ to five senior center locations operating Hobart, Champion, and CMA dishwasher units. The Illinois Department of Corrections at Menard Correctional Center issued IFB 26-426DOC-MENAR-B-52034 for concentrated liquid dish detergent in 55-gallon drums, with bids due July 13, 2026 and a 2 percent BEP set-aside applied under 30 ILCS 575. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas is seeking child nutrition supplies through RFP 2026-046, due April 2, 2026, and requires vendors to demonstrate HACCP and Food Safety Program certification or compliance. Rockwood School District in Missouri issued RFP 26-01202 for sanitation, safety training, and materials for thirty district dishwashers over a five-year contract period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031, with a mandatory pre-proposal meeting held February 26, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas manages CUS2223, a catalog-discount cooperative purchasing agreement for custodial supplies serving multiple member school districts, with estimated aggregate spending of $5.2 million across the member base.