# Spokane Procureware #IRFP 6635-26

Chemical management and water treatment for Spokane Waste to Energy Facility

**Posted:** October 12, 2026
**Respond By:** December 21, 2026
**Identifier:** IRFP 6635-26
**NAICS:** 541620, 325998, 424690

The City of Spokane is seeking a provider to manage chemical treatment and water quality at its Waste to Energy Facility, including two high-pressure boilers.
- **Government buyer:** City of Spokane, Spokane Solid Waste Disposal, Waste To Energy Department (COS WTEF), through Purchasing and Contracts; Spokane, Washington.
- **Scope:** Chemical management and treatment for boiler and Component Cooling Water systems, including chemical and reagent supply, inventory and deliveries, water testing, monitoring, operator training, technical support, and corrosion monitoring.
- **OEM and named products:** **Nalco** is the only named OEM. Example products include NALCO BT-2610 (part number BT-2610), Eliminox, NALCO 356 (part number 356), and TRASAR TRAC101 (part number TRAC101). These are examples, not mandatory products or brands.
- **Other requested products:** Boiler and cooling-water treatment chemicals, laboratory reagents, and potentially chemical tanks and feed pumps. No firm quantities or part numbers are specified for these items.
- **Historical operating references:** Hydrochloric acid, caustic acid, phosphoric acid, ammonia, front-end lime, and back-end lime are listed in historical facility information. Lime use is referenced at 17–22 tons per day for front-end lime and 2–3 tons per day for back-end lime; these are not bid quantities.
- **Services and requirements:** The contractor is expected to manage chemical inventory and deliveries; conduct monthly visits and independent water-sample testing; review operating logs; train and advise plant staff; support boiler inspections; perform corrosion-coupon monitoring; and arrange specified laboratory and equipment analyses as needed. Firms must demonstrate at least five years of relevant experience treating water chemistry for high-pressure boilers above 900 psig and meet the cited ASME and ABMA practices and requirements. A mandatory pre-proposal conference and facility walkthrough are required.
- **Additional testing reference:** An attachment describes analysis of three samples labeled DEMIN, RAW, and CCW, covering chemical and physical water-quality parameters. It is supporting historical information, not a stated recurring sample quantity for the requested program.

### Description

The City of Spokane is seeking proposals for a chemical management program and treatment chemicals for its Waste to Energy Facility. Firms must have at least five years of experience providing chemical management programs for high-pressure boilers above 900 psig with steam plant systems, consistent with the specified ASME and ABMA requirements; firms that do not meet this qualification will be deemed non-responsive. Attendance at the November 16, 2026 pre-proposal conference and walkthrough is mandatory to submit a proposal. Proposals are due December 21, 2026, at 9:00 AM.

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