NIGP 50095: Washing Machines

NIGP 50095 Washing Machines, an Item code, encompasses industrial and commercial washing equipment that state and local governments purchase for correctional facilities, housing authorities, veterans' homes, sheriff's offices, and municipal departments. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring industrial-capacity washers either as one-time capital purchases with installation or as part of managed laundry-service contracts where the vendor operates and maintains equipment on site. Issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois Department of Corrections, South Dakota Department of Social Services, Massachusetts Veterans' Home), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), housing authorities (Salem Housing Authority in Massachusetts), and municipalities (City of Philadelphia). Correctional and detention facilities dominate the recent activity, with multiple jurisdictions procuring heavy-duty equipment rated for 140–450 pound wash loads to support on-site institutional laundry operations.

Recent opportunities reflect distinct procurement patterns across the code. Pontiac Correctional Center in Illinois issued IFB B-54346 (posted October 7, 2026, due October 13, 2026) as a Small Business Set Aside for purchase and installation of two industrial washing machines and one dryer, structured as a capital renewal project with Bid Amendment 1 posted the same day. South Dakota's Department of Social Services solicited industrial laundry equipment for Mike Durfee State Prison (IFB 26IFB19905, posted August 6, 2026, due August 18, 2026) specifying Milnor and Huebsch brand equipment with firm fixed-price bids inclusive of delivery, installation, training, and a 90-day delivery window. The Veterans' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts issued an RFP for personal laundry services (posted July 20, 2026, proposals due August 24, 2026) offering award preference to Massachusetts Small Business Purchasing Program vendors and requiring flat-rate per-pound pricing with two-year initial term and three one-year renewal options. Salem Housing Authority in Massachusetts posted two separate IFBs for automated laundry services across 10 elderly and handicapped housing developments (July 13 and August 17, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued IFB BL100-26 (posted June 18, 2026, due July 6, 2026) for purchase and installation of industrial equipment at its detention center with a pre-bid conference on June 25. The City of Philadelphia conducted a micro purchase for a Speed Queen commercial washer (posted May 27, 2026, due June 2, 2026) within the annual micro-purchase threshold. Activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, and South Dakota, with sporadic procurement in Ohio and Pennsylvania.