NIGP 89078: Water Filters and Filter Elements (Except Boiler, Photographic Darkroom, and Swimming Pool): Cartridges, etc.

NIGP 89078 Water Filters And Filter Elements (Except Boiler, Photographic Darkroom, And Swimming Pool): Cartridges, Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments procure replacement filter cartridges, filter media, filter assemblies, and related filter maintenance services for water treatment, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and potable water distribution systems. Recent solicitations show active procurement of cartridge filters for sediment removal at treatment plants, drinking fountain and ice machine filter replacement services across school districts and municipal facilities, submerged microfiltration membranes for water recycling facilities, pressurized strainer-type filter systems for non-potable water applications, and curb inlet filters for stormwater litter abatement programs. Issuing bodies include city water utilities and departments of watershed management, county water authorities, school districts, and special-purpose water and environmental authorities. The code sees activity across multiple states and region types, from large metropolitan water systems to smaller municipal water treatment operations and special districts managing water resource recovery or recycling facilities.

Recent opportunities illustrate the scope and geographic spread. The City of Tucson issued an IFB on October 30, 2026, for water treatment cartridge filters for sediment removal at its Tucson Airport Remediation Project Water Treatment Plant on an annual requirements basis. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida solicited an ITB due August 12, 2026, for drinking fountain and ice machine filter replacement services across approximately 6,500 water cooler units and 460 ice machines in 235 schools and administrative facilities, with NSF/ANSI 42, 53, 372, and 401 certification requirements. The City of Oviedo, Florida, issued an RFI on April 9, 2026, to evaluate whether alternative suppliers could provide stormwater filter cartridges equivalent to the Fabco Custom StormBasin unit. Charlotte Water (City of Charlotte, North Carolina) solicited bids due May 27, 2026, for a complete pressurized strainer-type NPW filter system with three parallel filter units at 10-micron and 5-micron screen openings for the Mallard Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility. West Basin Municipal Water District in Los Angeles County, California, conducted a pre-qualification RFQ due May 26, 2026, for submerged microfiltration membranes as direct replacements for existing Scinor and Memcor modules at the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility. Activity spans the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina), Southwest (Arizona, California), and Midwest (Wisconsin), with procurement patterns reflecting both routine consumable filter replacement and capital-level filter system upgrades and replacements.