NIGP 96221: Cleaning Services, Steam and Pressure

NIGP 96221 Cleaning Services, Steam And Pressure is an Item code under which state and local governments procure pressure washing, softwash, power washing, and specialized steam and high-pressure cleaning of building exteriors, sidewalks, parking lots, concrete surfaces, metal structures, and facility infrastructure. Recent solicitations show a steady mix of issuing bodies including city governments (Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Pembroke Pines, Arlington, Temple, Austin, Tucson, Gainesville, Sandy Springs, Fort Myers), county governments (Douglas County Georgia, Palm Beach County, Dorchester County South Carolina, Washington County Oregon), school districts (Pinellas County, Cobb County, Fayette County, Cartersville, Tupelo Public School District, Gwinnett County, Madison County), special districts (Orange County Transportation Authority, Charlotte Water, City of Atlanta Department of Aviation), and universities (Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, Colorado Northwestern Community College, University of Wisconsin-Madison). Activity spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina), Southwest (Texas, Arizona), and Mountain West (Colorado, Oregon, Wisconsin), with particular concentration in Georgia and Florida where multiple county and city governments issue pressure cleaning solicitations quarterly.

Representative recent solicitations include Douglas County Georgia's RFP for janitorial services at county locations (due August 25, 2026, covering 530,121 square feet across multiple facilities with day porter coverage and bi-annual specialized services); the City of Orlando's RFP for pressure washing services on an as-needed basis at various city locations and Camping World Stadium (due July 30, 2026, requiring five years' experience and a living wage policy at $15.00 per hour if expenditures exceed $100,000 annually); Charlotte Water's RFP for pressure washing at seven wastewater treatment plants and three water treatment facilities with hot-water 3,000–4,500 psi capability (due April 1, 2026); Palm Beach County's term contract RPQ for pressure cleaning covering three lots with anticipated expenditure of $1,158,292 over sixty months (initial submission due February 13, 2031); Washington County Oregon's ITB for exterior cleaning including power washing, window washing, and solar panel cleaning with estimated contract value of $750,000 (due April 23, 2026); and the City of Austin's IFB for citywide power and pressure washing available 24/7 across approximately 200 municipal facilities with living wage requirements of $22.05 per hour (due April 16, 2026). Hood cleaning services are also regularly solicited under this code at food service and educational facilities, as evidenced by Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice's eRFQ for statewide kitchen hood cleaning (due August 7, 2026) and Cobb County School District's IFB for vent hood inspection and cleaning across 68 elementary, 26 middle, and 17 high schools (due March 23, 2026). Federal compliance requirements including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, HUD Section 3 employment provisions, and environmental regulations frequently apply, particularly in municipal and transit-authority procurements, with local and state preferences for resident vendors, SBE certifications, and living wage ordinances appearing regularly across recent opportunities.