NIGP 54565: Salt Brine Production Equipment

NIGP 54565 Salt Brine Production Equipment is an Item code describing equipment and systems that state and local governments procure to produce and manage salt brines for winter road maintenance and de-icing operations. The scope of work encompasses salt brine production systems, related operational equipment, and associated services that departments of transportation and public works agencies deploy at maintenance facilities. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state transportation departments, cities, and county governments responsible for winter road operations. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has posted multiple salt brine production system solicitations in recent months, indicating sustained procurement activity in this segment.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, where TxDOT issued Solicitation 601310000101610 for salt brine production equipment with a response deadline of May 5, 2026, and Solicitation 601340000065283 for a salt brine production system with a deadline of April 2, 2026, both submitted through the TxDOT Procurement Portal via Bonfire. TxDOT requires all vendors to register with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Centralized Master Bidders List and maintain current NIGP code selections. The City of Owensboro and Daviess County Fiscal Court in Kentucky issued RFB 4463 for bulk sodium chloride rock salt for road de-icing on March 26, 2026, though this procurement addresses the feedstock rather than production equipment itself. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, posted RFP 061626 on May 12, 2026, for law enforcement equipment with a June 16, 2026 deadline, which does not directly align with salt brine production but reflects Sourcewell's use as a statewide cooperative purchasing platform. The code shows modest but targeted activity among state DOT agencies and local governments in cold-climate regions managing winter road treatment operations.