NIGP 57881: Scrap and Waste Products, Non-Metallic (see 570-50 for Scrap Metal)

NIGP 57881 Scrap And Waste Products, Non-Metallic, an Item code, covers removal, processing, and disposal of non-metallic waste streams including food waste, medical-biological and hazardous waste, tire disposal, wastewater, biosolids, and e-waste—services that state and local governments procure on an ongoing, often annual-renewal basis through municipalities, counties, state departments, and special-purpose districts. Recent solicitations show active procurement across hazardous-waste removal, food-waste recovery and recycling, tire management, biohazard waste disposal, and wastewater hauling, with state departments of transportation, agriculture, and corrections; county sheriffs' offices, health departments, and environmental services; municipalities; and school districts all posting contracts within the past six months.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Florida (Tampa, Marion County, Pasco County, Palm Beach County), Utah (Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Granite School District), Wisconsin (Milwaukee County), California (Caltrans Los Angeles and Ventura Counties), Maryland (Maryland Environmental Service, Baltimore-Washington International Airport), Idaho (State Department of Agriculture), Illinois (Department of Corrections), Georgia (Fulton County), and Arizona (City of Peoria), with no single state dominating. Representative recent opportunities include Salt Lake City's Request for Information SLCI27037 (food waste recycling and food recovery services, RFI due October 16, 2026); Sourcewell's RFP 26RFP112426 (material processing and recycling equipment with related products and services, a cooperative purchasing vehicle for Minnesota local government entities, due November 24, 2026); Milwaukee County's re-bid for medical-biological and hazardous waste removal and processing for the Medical Examiner (ITB due October 7, 2026); the Idaho State Department of Agriculture's RFQ 1436 (hazardous waste removal from Boise and Twin Falls labs, due October 1, 2026); and the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County's RFEI 27-501 (demolition, design, build, operate, and maintain services for a new mass-burn waste-to-energy facility, due November 18, 2026). Contract values range from $10,000 estimated annual cost (Salt Lake County biohazard and sharps waste) to $300,000 (Tampa tire disposal) and larger infrastructure plays, with competitive sealed bids, RFPs, RFQs, and RFEIs all present. Set-asides include MBE goals (Maryland Environmental Service, Fulton County), small-business preferences (Caltrans 25% small business goal with price incentive, Tampa's SLBE reserve), and local-preference provisions (Pasco County). Insurance requirements typically run $1 million to $2 million general liability with additional environmental and pollution-specific coverage mandated for hazardous-waste work.