NIGP 77590: Water Softener Salt

NIGP 77590 Water Softener Salt, an Item code, covers bulk salt supply for municipal water treatment and softening applications. State and local water treatment facilities procure solar salt and similar bulk salt products to generate treatment chemicals, condition water supplies, and support ion-exchange processes. The purchasing bodies span municipal water utilities, county water authorities, and city public works departments responsible for drinking-water and wastewater operations.

The City of Salem, Oregon Department of Public Works posted Bid No. 267025 in April 2026 seeking 250 tons of solar salt in pneumatic truckloads for the Geren Island Treatment Facility, with a due date of May 13, 2026. The procurement required compliance with ANSI/AWWA B200-17 standards and minimum 98 percent NaCl content on a dry basis, pricing on an F.O.B. delivered basis, and delivery within ten business days of call. The successful bidder faced post-award requirements including NSF/ANSI Standard 60 documentation, certified-weight certificates, and a spill response plan, with the contract structured as a one-year agreement commencing July 1, 2026 with four optional one-year renewal periods. No specific set-aside restrictions or organizational-type limitations were indicated.