NIGP 57856: Minerals and Ores

NIGP 57856 Minerals And Ores, an Item code, encompasses the supply and delivery of chemical minerals, salts, and treatment compounds that state and local governments procure for water treatment, road maintenance, wastewater operations, and dust control. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing road salt (bulk and treated), water treatment chemicals (aluminum chlorohydrate, ferric chloride, soda ash, granular activated carbon, sodium bisulfite, sodium hypochlorite, zinc orthophosphate), and soil stabilization materials (acrylic copolymer dust palliatives). The issuing bodies span municipalities, counties, water authorities, wastewater treatment facilities, and cooperative purchasing vehicles across multiple states. Counties, cities, and special-purpose water and sewer authorities represent the dominant buyer mix, with municipal water and wastewater authorities and public works departments appearing as repeat purchasers. Road salt procurement dominates the activity block, driven by winter maintenance cycles and multi-jurisdiction cooperative bidding programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Northeast and Mountain West, with significant recent solicitations posted from Pennsylvania (Warwick Township Water & Sewer Authority, Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, City of Bethlehem), Massachusetts (Town of Medfield joint bid, Franklin Regional Council of Governments), Utah (State of Utah Division of Purchasing, Sandy City, Draper City, Monroe City, Park City Municipal Corporation), and Arizona (City of Scottsdale). The County of Orange, California and state-level cooperative vehicles such as Sourcewell also appear. Representative recent opportunities include the Montgomery County Consortium of Communities 2026-27 Rock Salt Bid (PennBid, sealed bids due September 10, 2026, three bidders submitted proposals ranging $4.58 million to $5.60 million for approximately 62,339 tons across 62 participating municipalities), the State of Utah Division of Purchasing bulk road salt RFP (U3P, proposals due July 15, 2026, multiple awards structured as a five-year cooperative contract with 0.75% administrative fee), and the City of Scottsdale Water Resources Department Aluminum Chlorohydrate 50% solution term contract (RFP 27RFP105, proposals due October 30, 2026, for water treatment at the Chaparral Water Treatment Plant).