2026-2027 Chemical Bid Final

The City of Fort Smith issued two competitive electronic bidding rounds in August and September 2026 to procure a comprehensive suite of water‑ and wastewater‑treatment chemicals for fiscal year 2026‑2027, plus a sole‑source offer for potassium permanganate. The contract awards are split among ten distinct vendors, each receiving the lowest unit‑price bid for specific products. All items are “per specifications, delivered” to the city’s treatment plants, with unit pricing disclosed but total spend omitted. The procurement reflects a standard municipal supply strategy, leveraging multiple suppliers to mitigate risk and ensure supply continuity for critical treatment chemicals. • Products include hydrated lime, liquid ferric sulfate, polymer coagulant aid, liquid cationic coagulant, activated carbon (bagged & bulk), calcium nitrate, sodium hypochlorite, soda ash, peracetic acid, liquid chlorine, and potassium permanganate. • Two competitive rounds (Bid # 5501‑2627‑BA and Bid # 5501‑2627‑2BA) with fast‑track electronic windows (≈1 hour each) resulted in ten winning vendors; Carus LLC supplied a sole‑source potassium permanganate at $4.40 / lb for Oct 2026‑Sep 2027. • Unit‑price pricing structure; no total contract value disclosed, but unit prices range from $0.439 / lb (coagulant) to $2,890 / ton (liquid chlorine).