Awarded vendors
- AR Lime Co.
- Arq Purification, LLC
- Brainerd Chemical
- Brenntag Southwest
- Calgon Carbon Corporation
- Carbon Activated Corporation
- Carmeuse Lime, Inc.
- Carus LLC
- Chemtrade Chemicals
- Citco Water
- Donau Carbon
- Enviro Tech Chemical
- Jacobi Carbons, Inc.
- Lhoist North America
- Mississippi Lime Co.
- Norit Americas Inc.
- Pencco, Inc.
- Polydyne Inc.
- Source Technologies, LLC
- Thatcher Company Inc.
- USALCO / Water Tech, Inc.
- Incumbent
Description
The City of Fort Smith’s Water & Wastewater Division awarded a multi‑vendor competitive bid for the 2025‑2026 supply of a comprehensive suite of water‑ and wastewater‑treatment chemicals. The contract covers a full 12‑month period (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026) and includes items such as hydrated lime, ferric sulfate, potassium permanganate, various polymers, sodium hypochlorite, activated carbon, calcium nitrate, sodium carbonate, fluorosilicic acid, and peracetic acid. Prices are listed on a unit‑price basis (per ton, pound, or gallon) and multiple vendors were selected for individual line items, reflecting a competitive market environment.
• Scope: Bulk procurement of chemical reagents for municipal water treatment.
• Procurement method: Standard open competition with a few sole‑source items per Order 62‑25.
• Award: 22 vendors received individual awards; unit prices vary by product and vendor.
• Contract period: Oct 1 2025 – Sep 30 2026, with board approval on Sep 3 2024.
• No explicit total contract value is disclosed; pricing is provided per unit for each chemical.