NIGP 95405: Laundry and Linen Service

NIGP 95405 Laundry and Linen Service is an Item code. State and local governments purchase commercial laundry processing, linen rental, and uniform cleaning services under this code—typically collection, washing, drying, folding, pressing, and delivery of institutional textiles including bed linens, bath towels, patient gowns, employee uniforms, shop mats, and protective garments. Recent solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies: state departments of mental health and human services, state universities, city and county agencies, transit authorities, and specialized facilities such as training centers and hospitals. Service scope varies by customer: healthcare facilities require CDC-compliant sanitation and infection control protocols; fire training centers demand professional decontamination of gear used in live-fire exercises; corrections and juvenile justice systems source comprehensive linen rental across statewide locations; and multi-family housing authorities procure coinless, mobile app-enabled laundry equipment with revenue-sharing models. Small business preferences and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise incentives appear frequently; several states impose prevailing wage or blended wage-and-benefits floor rates on awarded contractors. No subcontracting is permitted in many solicitations, and insurance thresholds typically range from $1 million general liability per occurrence to $2 million aggregate.

Recent activity spans California, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, Kentucky, Nevada, Florida, Massachusetts, Georgia, and Arizona. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has posted multiple solicitations for PT clothing laundering and shop linen rental with response dates in June and July 2026; the Missouri Department of Mental Health has reissued the same linen rental and laundry contract for its Center for Behavioral Medicine multiple times between August and October 2026 (due dates September 11 through October 5); the Illinois Department of Human Services is soliciting comprehensive laundry services for Elgin Mental Health Center under IFB B-54296, responses due October 15, 2026, with a mandatory 10% Business Enterprise Program participation requirement; and the Minnesota Department of Human Services is soliciting laundry and linen cleaning services for its Direct Care and Treatment program under RFP 37719, responses due October 27, 2026. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department issued RFP GGS-26-0384 for full-service laundry and uniform rental across 19 facilities in Phoenix, Mesa, Peoria, and Tolleson, with responses due October 22, 2026 and weighted evaluation criteria favoring method of approach (44.7%), capabilities and capacity (27.6%), and experience (15.3%) over cost (12.4%). The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet has posted multiple iterations of a laundry and linen services contract for Western State Hospital and Western State Nursing Facility in Hopkinsville with bid due dates in August and September 2026, reciprocal preferences for Kentucky resident bidders, and a best-value scoring model weighting price at 95 points and experience at 5 points. Activity suggests strong, sustained demand across healthcare, institutional, and municipal customers with contract terms typically spanning three to five years and annual expenditure ranges from approximately $50,000 to $100,000+ per location, though some multisite or statewide procurements approach higher volumes.