NIGP 88582: Sewer and Septic Treating Chemicals

NIGP 88582 Sewer and Septic Treating Chemicals, an Item code, encompasses chemical treatments and services for municipal wastewater and septic system operations—fats, oils, and grease treatment; solids dewatering and thickening polymers; magnesium hydroxide slurry for hydrogen sulfide and odor control; biodegradable pipe degreasers; and related chemical additives applied across water treatment plants, wastewater reclamation facilities, pump stations, and collection systems. State and local water utilities and public works departments—particularly municipal water and wastewater treatment authorities in mid-size cities and county utilities—dominate issuing activity. The City of Philadelphia recently sought biological fats, oils, and grease treatment for a pump station on a micro-purchase basis (B2727500, July 24, 2026 response date, $45,000 ceiling adjusted annually by CPI-U). Gwinnett County, Georgia's Department of Water Resources posted a competitive sealed bid for solids dewatering and thickening polymer applied across three facilities including the Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility and F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (PE77023NONST2027000000655, ITB, July 30, 2026 response, four-year term commencing October 19, 2026 with four optional one-year renewals). Charlotte Water in North Carolina sought biodegradable sewer pipe degreaser for preventative maintenance (FY27ITB01, ITB, June 24, 2026 response).

Recent procurement activity clusters in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and the Mid-Atlantic region. The City of Tallahassee, Florida posted a five-year rebid for Magnesium Hydroxide slurry for hydrogen sulfide control across its 1,000-mile sewer main system and 114+ pump stations (IFB06726CPW, June 16, 2026 response, local vendor preference available); the City of Milledgeville, Georgia sought chlorine, sulfur dioxide, sodium chlorite, and aluminum sulfate for three municipal treatment facilities with required chlorine dioxide generators (PE60550NONST2026000000012, IFB, June 24, 2026 response); an unidentified Florida county issued a Request for Information on Aquastore leachate tank inspection and repair (BLD6232026F18, RFI, July 1, 2026 response, sole-source determination pending). Issuing bodies range from small utilities (City of Santa Fe, New Mexico seeking sodium hypochlorite for a single reclamation facility, FY26ITB059, February 27, 2026 response) to multi-jurisdictional systems (Gwinnett County serving metropolitan Atlanta). Most contracts run one to five years with optional renewals; NSF/ANSI certification and AWWA compliance are standard across all chemical solicitations.