NIGP 96127: Decontamination Services (incl. Hazardous Material Decontamination)

NIGP 96127 Decontamination Services (Including Hazardous Material Decontamination) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure specialized removal, abatement, and containment work for asbestos-containing materials, lead-based paint, mold, and related hazardous substances in active facilities and demolition sites. Recent solicitations show the code covers on-call testing and inspection services, emergency response capabilities for contaminated facilities, certified abatement labor and materials, biosafety cabinet decontamination at research institutions, and hazardous-waste disposal logistics. Issuing bodies span state environmental protection departments, county public works and utilities operations, city facilities and parks management, school districts, state correctional institutions, transit authorities, and special-use research facilities. Repeat buyers include the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (multiple maintenance facility projects), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (as-needed institutional abatement), and California Department of Transportation (demolition and environmental remediation).

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Florida, and Texas, with secondary clusters in Colorado, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Utah. Representative recent opportunities include the County of Orange (California) On-Call Hazardous Materials Testing Services RFP (due May 6, 2025) covering asbestos surveys, lead inspections, and indoor air quality testing across Orange County and San Francisco; the City of Tampa Illegal Dumping and Hazardous Material Disposal RFQ (due September 11, 2026) requiring EPA identification and Florida FDEP hazardous-waste transporter registration for pickup, transport, and disposal across 76 line items; the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation asbestos abatement IFB C5613342-D (due July 25, 2026) for Sierra Conservation Center on-call removal services with two-business-day response requirements; and the Pittsburgh Division 1 Asbestos Abatement IFB (due May 27, 2026) for 4,440 square feet of cementitious wallboard and 3,250 square feet of ceiling board removal in an active municipal maintenance facility. Most contracts require C-22 asbestos abatement licensure, AHERA and Cal-OSHA certification, EPA identification and transporter registration, and comprehensive pollution and professional liability insurance in the $1 million to $2 million range per occurrence.