NIGP 88566: Fluoride and Other Drinking Water Additives

NIGP 88566 Fluoride And Other Drinking Water Additives is an Item code under which state and local water utilities procure chemical treatment products for municipal water and wastewater systems, including fluorosilicic acid, sodium fluoride compounds, and related additives used to reduce dental caries and treat drinking water. Recent solicitations show water systems buying powdered activated carbon, liquid aluminum sulfate, sodium chlorite, liquid chlorine, sodium bisulfite, soda ash, ferric chloride, caustic soda, hydrofluorosilicic acid, sulfuric acid, copper sulfate, and sodium silica fluoride in volumes measured in tens of thousands to over a million pounds annually. Issuing bodies include municipal water departments and county purchasing offices in Georgia, Arizona, and Oregon, with municipal water systems representing the dominant buyer type. Contracts typically run for one to five years with renewal options, firm pricing requirements for initial terms, and NSF certification (NSF 60 or NSF 61) and AWWA standards as mandatory compliance conditions.

City of LaGrange, Georgia solicited sealed bids for water chemicals on an IFB basis with response due June 8, 2026, seeking eight chemical line items totaling approximately 687,000 pounds and dry tons combined for fiscal year 2026–2027, with F.O.B. LaGrange pricing, two-day delivery windows, and mandatory safety training provision. City of Phoenix Water Services issued an IFB for 1,500,000 dry pounds of hydrofluorosilicic acid 24.5% on a five-year contract beginning April 1, 2026, with cost-per-dry-pound pricing and NSF certification required. City of Griffin, Georgia posted an ITB for 16 different treatment chemicals on a line-item basis for fiscal year 2027 with 72-hour delivery to six facilities and written questions due May 13, 2026. City of Salem, Oregon solicited bids for 360,000 pounds of fluorosilicic acid through Equity Hub with response due April 1, 2026, on a one-year term with four optional renewals and resident-bidder preference applied. Fayette County, Georgia issued an RFQ for sulfuric acid, copper sulfate, and sodium silica fluoride with deadline March 23, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Arizona, and Oregon; evaluation criteria emphasize prior performance, delivery capability, product quality, and pricing.