NIGP 88547: Dechlorinating Agents (Sulfur Dioxide, etc.)

NIGP 88547 Dechlorinating Agents (Sulfur Dioxide, Etc.), an Item code, covers water treatment and pool chemicals that state and local governments procure on routine line-item bases for municipal water systems and school district facilities. Recent solicitations under this code reveal that issuing bodies are acquiring a broad spectrum of treatment compounds—sodium hypochlorite, sodium chlorite, calcium hypochlorite, cyanuric acid, muriatic acid, diatomaceous earth, and related disinfection and pH-adjustment agents—all meeting AWWA and NSF 60/61 standards. The mix of buyers includes municipal water utilities (City of Griffin, Georgia) and school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Florida), with contracts typically structured on a line-item award basis allowing vendors to bid on single or multiple chemicals. Contracts include initial terms of 12 months with renewal options extending two to four years, with estimated annual values in the $35,000 range for school district pools and higher volumes for municipal water treatment. Delivery requirements vary by issuing body: municipal systems demand 72-hour turnaround to multiple treatment facilities with tanker and pallet-jack specifications; school districts require FOB Destination with freight included to multiple school sites. Price escalation is tied to U.S. Department of Labor indices or Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers at renewal, and vendors must meet standard compliance (E-Verify, background screening, drug-free workplace, debarment status).

Activity concentrates in the Southeast, with recent opportunities from Georgia and Florida in the past three months. The City of Griffin issued ITB #26-008 for FY27 water treatment chemicals on May 28, 2026, seeking multiple suppliers across 16 line items with 72-hour delivery to six facilities; prior supplier performance may adjust pricing evaluation by up to 2 percent. Pinellas County Schools issued RFQ #25-AM-018 for swimming pool chemicals in February 2026, with an estimated contract value of approximately $35,000 annually and an award deadline of March 12, 2026, for delivery to five school locations. Neither solicitation names incumbent vendors or includes set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, and both allow vendors to submit bids on a subset of line items in some cases, though Pinellas requires quotations on all ten items for responsiveness.