NIGP 48584: Scale Remover (Acid Type Cleaners for Dishwashers, Steam Tables, etc.)

NIGP 48584 Scale Remover (Acid Type Cleaners For Dishwashers, Steam Tables, Etc.), an Item code, encompasses acid-based cleaning chemicals used in commercial food service and institutional kitchen operations — specifically scale removers and descaling agents for dishwashers, steam tables, combination ovens, and leachate treatment equipment. State and local governments buy these products as part of broader custodial and food service supply procurements, typically bundled with paper products, cleaning supplies, floor care materials, and related operational equipment. School districts and county agencies represent the primary issuing bodies, purchasing through individual institutional RFPs, district-wide contracts, and cooperative purchasing arrangements that serve multiple member entities across a region.

Recent activity shows school districts in Texas, Georgia, and Missouri leading custodial and food service supply solicitations that include scale removers and acid-type cleaners within larger line-item procurements. Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio, Texas posted RFP 2026-071 for custodial supplies with responses due June 4, 2026; Muscogee County School District in Columbus, Georgia solicited competitive bids for custodial supplies and equipment under PE55220NONST2026000000030, with 104 line items across cleaning chemicals, paper products, floor care, tools, and can liners, due May 22, 2026. Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri sought child nutrition paper and supplies for the 2026–27 school year with approximately 200 line items including specialized equipment cleaning supplies for combination ovens, due April 28, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued ITB 26-00158 for technical-grade hydrochloric acid delivery to a landfill leachate evaporator facility at an estimated contract value of $412,957.50 over three years, due March 4, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas also manages a catalog discount RFP for custodial supplies serving multiple member school districts and educational entities across the region, with total estimated expenditures of $5,220,140.