NIGP 96896: Water and Wastewater Treatment Services

NIGP 96896 Water and Wastewater Treatment Services is an Item code covering the full range of chemical treatment, equipment, and operational services that state and local water and wastewater systems procure to treat, distribute, and dispose of potable water and handle reclaimed water, biosolids, and sludge. Recent solicitations show municipalities buying treatment chemicals (chlorine, sodium hydroxide, polymers, activated carbon, liquid oxygen, aluminum chlorohydrate); specialized equipment (membrane diffusers, grinders, traveling screens, aeration basin components, variable frequency drives); laboratory analysis services; skilled labor for system operation, maintenance, and repair; capital construction of treatment facilities and infrastructure; and engineering design and construction management services. The issuing bodies span state environmental and corrections departments (Maryland Environmental Service, Florida Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Corrections), county water authorities and joint commissions (Pike County Water & Sewerage Authority in Georgia, Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission, Clackamas County in Oregon, Brevard County in Florida), municipalities large and small (City of Scottsdale, City of Phoenix, City of Pompano Beach, City of Haverhill, City of Sanford, City of Santa Fe), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, DeKalb County School District), and special-purpose districts (Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Eastern Municipal Water District in California). Florida jurisdictions dominate the recent-opportunities block, with 18 posts across Collier County, Holly City, Plant City, Brevard County, Hillsborough County Public Schools, and the City of Sanford; Arizona, Georgia, and Massachusetts round out secondary concentrations.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Scottsdale (27RFP105) soliciting a term contract for supply and delivery of Aluminum Chlorohydrate 50% solution for water treatment at the Chaparral Water Treatment Plant, with proposals due October 30, 2026 under RFP format; Collier County Board of County Commissioners (268705) requesting sealed bids for countywide chemicals across 29 line items—ammonia, chlorine, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, polymers, and specialty treatment chemicals—for three water plants, two regional wastewater plants, two subregional wastewater plants, and six aquatic facilities, with historical spending of approximately $4 million annually and bids due November 13, 2026 under ITB; Pike County Water & Sewerage Authority in Georgia (PE33955NONST2026000000004) soliciting sealed bids for construction of a Filter Backwash Water Treatment facility with concrete structures, yard piping, gravel and sand filter media, and a dichlorination system, with bids due November 13, 2026 and a $300 document fee, under IFB; and the City of Phoenix (WS85710005) requesting qualifications for Construction Manager at Risk preconstruction and construction services for an Advanced Water Purification Pilot Demonstration Facility treating Class B+ reclaimed water through flocculation, ozone, dissolved air floatation, biofiltration, granular activated carbon, membranes, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet advanced oxidation, with an estimated construction cost of $20 million and qualifications due October 23, 2026. Activity is current and concentrated in the late quarter of 2026, with response windows spanning late October through late November 2026 for most open procurements.