NIGP 50015: Drying Tumblers, Steam, Electric and Gas Fired (Fifty Pounds and Over)

NIGP 50015 Drying Tumblers, Steam, Electric and Gas Fired (Fifty Pounds and Over) is an Item code capturing the purchase of industrial-capacity laundry drying equipment by state and local agencies. State and local governments procure under this code when they need to replace or acquire new commercial-grade dryers for centralized laundry operations at correctional facilities, veterans homes, military installations, and other state-operated institutions. The recent solicitations show a tight focus: agencies are buying new, unused commercial dryers with fixed specifications, delivery, and on-site installation, structured as capital acquisitions rather than equipment leases. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments and state-level institutions — the Illinois Department of Corrections (Pontiac Correctional Center), the Idaho Department of Administration on behalf of the Idaho State Veterans Home, and the Illinois Military Academy — indicating that this code sees activity from state facility management and procurement divisions rather than counties or municipalities.

Activity is concentrated in the Midwest, with recent bids posted from Illinois and Idaho between June and October 2026. The Illinois Department of Corrections issued an IFB for two industrial washing machines and one industrial dryer at Pontiac Correctional Center (due October 13, 2026) designated as a Small Business Set Aside, with mandatory compliance against 34 Illinois Standard Certifications and Bid Amendment 1 posted October 7, 2026. The Idaho Department of Administration, Division of Purchasing, issued an RFQ for commercial-grade washers and dryers at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello (due October 13, 2026), with evaluation based on price, product quality, equipment specifications, and vendor qualifications. The Illinois Military Academy at Camp Lincoln in Springfield issued an IFB for two commercial washers and two commercial dryers (due July 7, 2026), requiring vendors to meet state certifications and provide twelve-month minimum equipment warranties. Contracts typically span three to five years with renewal provisions, and vendors bear shipping, delivery, and installation costs with risk of loss until state acceptance.