NIGP 88538: Chlorine, Liquefied

NIGP 88538 Chlorine, Liquefied, an Item code, captures state and local government purchases of chlorine for water treatment, swimming pool maintenance, and related water-quality applications. State and local agencies buy liquefied chlorine in one-ton containers, 150-pound cylinders, and smaller delivery formats, typically NSF 60 Standard certified and AWWA approved, for use at municipal water treatment plants, wastewater facilities, and public swimming pools. The work includes routine chemical supply contracts with weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules, emergency-service availability requirements, and product-specification compliance testing. School districts, municipal utilities, water authorities, and city departments are the primary issuing bodies. Recent solicitations span small district-level procurements—the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida, purchased swimming pool chemicals including sodium hypochlorite through an RFQ with an estimated annual value of $35,000—and larger municipal water-system contracts. The City of Tampa Parks & Recreation requested sodium hypochlorite and sulfuric acid for pools and fountains under an ITB with an estimated contract value of $250,000; the City of Dublin, Georgia, sought liquid chlorine in multiple container sizes along with other water-treatment chemicals for two water plants and a wastewater facility with an estimated annual consumption of 10 to 20 tons; the City of Griffin, Georgia, issued a line-item invitation to bid for 16 water-treatment chemicals including liquid chlorine for six delivery locations across the city.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent opportunities posted from Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Arizona, California, and Kansas. The School Board of Pinellas County (RFQ 25AM018, due February 11, 2026), the City of Tampa (ITB 25-P-00118, due March 6, 2025), the City of Dublin, Georgia (sealed-bid procurement, due June 8, 2026), the City of Griffin, Georgia (Invitation to Bid #26-008, due May 28, 2026), and Jackson County Utility Authority in Mississippi (sealed-bid procurement, due August 5, 2026) represent the geographic spread and institutional diversity of recent procurement activity. Contract terms typically run twelve months with optional one-year renewals; delivery requirements range from as-needed small orders to weekly and bi-weekly scheduled service with emergency-response provisions at no additional charge. Many jurisdictions apply local-vendor preferences—Dublin applies 3% preference to local vendors—and compliance with background screening, E-Verify, and federal work-authorization requirements is standard across the opportunities reviewed.