# Spokane Procureware #ITB 6631-26

As-needed supply of activated powdered carbon for the City of Spokane

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** November 03, 2026
**Identifier:** ITB 6631-26
**NAICS:** 424690, 325998

The City of Spokane is seeking on-demand deliveries of powdered activated carbon for its water-treatment needs over five years.
- **Buyer:** City of Spokane Purchasing, using Spokane Procureware; delivery to the City’s warehouse in Spokane, Washington.
- **Procurement:** Approximately **306,000 pounds** of activated powdered carbon over five years, ordered as needed. Historical orders were 20 bags of 900 pounds each.
- **Product requirements:** The carbon must be 100% virgin, coal-based, and non-halogenated; moisture below 8%; more than 95% passing a 325 sieve; iodine value above 400 mg/g; BET surface area above 450 m²/g; and auto-ignition temperature above 400°C. Requirements are pass/fail.
- **Bag requirements:** 50-inch bag height; discharge spout 20 inches in diameter and 36 inches long; tie positioned 8 inches below the bag bottom. The drawing references bag specification **X124100U**.
- **Named manufacturers/OEMs:** **Arq Purification, LLC; Carbon Activated Corporation; Jacobi Carbons, Inc.; Norit Americas Inc.** AMERI GLOBE is also identified on the bag drawing.
- **Other named prospective bidders/vendors:** Elite Textile Trading LLC; Legal Construction; Prime Vendor Inc.; PWXPress; Spokane Regional Plan Center.
- Bidders must confirm that their offered carbon meets the technical specifications.

### Description

The solicitation seeks activated powder carbon on an as-needed basis over a five-year period. The technical specifications require virgin coal-based, non-halogenated carbon and specify requirements for moisture content, particle size, iodine value, BET surface area, and auto-ignition temperature. The product must be supplied in bags meeting specified discharge and height dimensions. The order history attachment estimates total five-year usage at 306,000 pounds; delivery is to the Spokane warehouse.

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