NIGP 48555: Floor Stripper and Cleaners

NIGP 48555 Floor Stripper and Cleaners, an Item code, encompasses consumable floor maintenance chemicals — strippers, waxes, and related finishing products — that state and local governments procure for facility care across schools, county operations, and municipal departments. Recent solicitations show school districts and county systems buying floor stripper in bulk (Dougherty County School System seeking 287 five-gallon units of NCL Bare Bones Floor Stripper; Clayton County Public Schools procuring 2,500 five-gallon pails of Spartan Millennia Bright Dura Gloss Laminate Floor Wax annually), alongside broader custodial-supply contracts that bundle floor care products with detergents, disinfectants, and paper goods. Issuing bodies span independent school districts (Clayton County Public Schools, Dougherty County School System, Muscogee County School District, Northside Independent School District, Madison County Board of Education, Gordon County School System, Pinellas County School District, and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), county commissions (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and municipal agencies (City of Newark, New Jersey). School districts dominate recent activity, driven by multi-location facility networks and recurring annual procurement cycles tied to fiscal-year budgets.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with secondary presence in Texas and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include Dougherty County School System (RFQ 020-PUR-2026, floor stripper, due May 14, 2026), Clayton County Public Schools (IFB for Spartan Millennia floor wax, due July 8, 2026, estimated 2,500 five-gallon pails annually), Muscogee County School District (custodial supplies and equipment including floor care, due May 22, 2026), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (ITB for janitorial and operational supplies including floor products, estimated $765,679.84, due July 24, 2026), and Gordon County School System (custodial supplies with monthly training and equipment repair, due May 22, 2026). Contracts typically run one year with annual renewal options, firm fixed pricing, and F.O.B. Destination terms requiring vendor-paid delivery. Most solicitations impose local-vendor preferences (Gordon County grants 10 points to in-county providers within five percent of lowest bid; Dougherty County allows local suppliers to match lowest bid within two percent or $2,500) and require E-Verify enrollment, state business licenses, and comprehensive general liability coverage ($500,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence). Georgia applies a 15 percent Small Local Business Enterprise contracting goal to school district procurements.