NIGP 50087: Washer Extractors (Rated Under 100 Pounds)

NIGP 50087 Washer Extractors (Rated Under 100 Pounds), an Item code, encompasses compact laundry equipment procurement by state and local governments, including commercial washers, extractors, and related laundry machinery rated under 100 pounds, along with turnkey installation, delivery, utility connections, and operator training services. State health and human services agencies drive activity under this code. The Texas Health & Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services posted IFB #HHS0016981 in January 2026 seeking laundry equipment including Chicago Ari Elite small piece folders and Energenics Kartwashers with disinfection chambers, along with replacement control systems and full installation services across three state-supported living centers and hospitals. The scope requires delivery with carton labeling, uncrating and assembly, utility connections (water, gas, electric, drain, air, and steam), start-up, and operator training conducted during standard business hours, with bidders required to submit firm fixed pricing on F.O.B. Destination basis and exact brand-name and model compliance with no substitutions permitted without written approval.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, where state health agencies manage procurement for residential and acute-care facilities supporting vulnerable populations. The Texas IFB represents the most recent posted opportunity under the code, with a February 3, 2026 response deadline and anticipated contract start of February 10, 2026, running through August 31, 2026 with one optional one-year extension. Award is made on best-value basis incorporating specification compliance, delivery capability, pricing, past vendor performance, ability to perform, and financial capability. Bidders must comply with Texas HUB subcontracting plan requirements where applicable and certify compliance with suspension and debarment status, child support obligations, human trafficking prohibitions, E-Verify utilization, cybersecurity training, antitrust compliance, and Texas-specific boycott and firearm industry discrimination statutes. The solicitation does not identify a budget range or specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises.