NIGP 67580: Tca (Trichloroacetic Acid, Sodium Salt)

NIGP 67580 Trichloroacetic Acid, Sodium Salt (Item) represents herbicide and vegetation management chemical products that state and local governments procure for roadway, forestry, municipal grounds, and aquatic area maintenance. The code encompasses liquid and dry herbicides, aquatic herbicides, adjuvants, surfactants, and related ornamental products used to manage rights-of-way, city streets, forestry areas, and nurseries across state departments, counties, municipalities, and special districts. Issuing bodies span state transportation and enterprise services departments, county transportation and parks functions, and municipal public works and grounds-maintenance operations. Washington State Department of Enterprise Services is a repeat buyer in this space, administering cooperative purchasing agreements that serve multiple customer classes simultaneously.

Washington State Department of Enterprise Services posted RFP 12225RFP in July 2026 to establish a statewide contract vehicle for vegetation management products, with bids due August 20, 2026. The four-year historical spending under this solicitation vehicle totaled approximately $7.77 million, with annual spending ranging from $914,419 to $3.87 million across state agencies (45.33% of spend), counties (45.11%), and special districts and political subdivisions (9.64%). The solicitation organizes products into three categories—WSDOT Tested Products, Related Vegetation Management Products, and Utility Vegetation Control Products—with bidders required to hold valid Washington State Department of Agriculture Pesticide Dealer Licenses. The RFP reserves awards for Washington-certified small businesses and veteran-owned businesses and incentivizes PCB-free products with a five percent cost reduction. The virtual pre-bid conference was scheduled for July 15, 2026, with apparent successful bidders announced September 16, 2026 and contract awards anticipated October 1, 2026. Recent activity is concentrated in Washington State; the source supports no additional recent solicitations under this code from other states or jurisdictions.