NIGP 96221: Cleaning Services, Steam and Pressure

NIGP 96221 Cleaning Services, Steam and Pressure, an Item code, encompasses pressure washing, steam cleaning, and surface restoration work that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance, infrastructure cleaning, and environmental remediation. Recent state and local solicitations show governments buying pressure washing of sidewalks, pavers, and building exteriors; steam and hot-water cleaning of grease and contamination; water reclamation and waste disposal; window and glass cleaning at scale; and specialized services such as graffiti removal, emergency sewage cleanup, and industrial material removal. The buying base spans county departments, city public works and transportation authorities, school districts, municipal utilities, water authorities, and special districts. Issuing bodies include the Orange County Transportation Authority (California), Sarasota County (Florida), Dorchester County (South Carolina), the City of Atlanta, Gwinnett County (Georgia), Fulton County (Georgia), and independent school districts, with activity distributed across municipal departments of public works, parks and recreation, transit operations, and facility management.

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina in recent months, with secondary activity in Colorado, Texas, Arizona, and the broader Southeast. Representative recent procurements include the Orange County Transportation Authority's concrete sealant services solicitation (IFB 250318, California, $250,000 estimated, prevailing wage with DBE participation goal, bids due October 14, 2026), Sarasota County's Siesta Key Village custodial services including pressure washing (IFB #262917AMS, Florida, bids due October 22, 2026), Fulton County's emergency sewage cleanup (ITB 26ITB1650220A-ST, Georgia, $1,000,000 estimated, MBE/FBE goals of 11.49% and 2.62%, bids due October 13, 2026), and the City of Atlanta's brick paver sidewalk pressure washing with water reclamation and environmental compliance (bid 27004, Georgia, bids due October 29, 2026). Prevailing wage and federal DBE requirements appear in California transit authority solicitations; local business preferences appear in county and municipal procurements in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado. Contract values range from $75,000 to $250,000 for single-location or annual-services awards, with multi-year terms and renewal options common. Insurance thresholds typically require $1,000,000 commercial general liability per occurrence and workers' compensation at statutory levels, with specialized procurements (transit, water utility, hospital kitchen exhaust) requiring higher coverage or pollution and professional liability riders.