NIGP 50535: Detergents, Synthetic

NIGP 50535 Detergents, Synthetic is an Item code covering laundry detergent and cleaning agent procurement by state and local institutions. Based on recent solicitations, state and local governments buy synthetic laundry detergent in bulk for institutional facilities — developmental centers, probation departments, and juvenile detention facilities — typically in quarterly or annual delivery contracts specifying product equivalency, load capacity, and packaging. The issuing bodies include state departments (Illinois Department of Human Services) and county probation and juvenile justice agencies (County of Orange, California), which manage laundry operations at residential and detention facilities serving vulnerable populations.

Recent activity appears concentrated in California and Illinois. The Illinois Department of Human Services posted an RFP (Solicitation 27444DHSDEVDIB53164) on July 1, 2026, for quarterly laundry detergent delivery to Mabley Developmental Center, requiring 420 cases annually of 1-gallon bottles equivalent to Arm and Hammer Powerfully Clean Naturally Fresh, with deliveries July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and a July 8, 2026 response date. The County of Orange, California, Probation Department posted an IFB (Solicitation 0573021101VRV2) on May 14, 2026 (response due May 19, 2026) for routine maintenance and repair of industrial laundry equipment at two detention facilities; while this is not detergent procurement itself, it signals parallel institutional laundry operations. The County of Orange IFB offers a five percent preference deduction for County of Orange Local Small Businesses and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises, with a maximum deduction of $100,000, indicating material contract value and local preference leverage in that market.