NIGP 07550: Oil Analysis and Diagnostic Equipment

NIGP 07550 Oil Analysis and Diagnostic Equipment, an Item code, covers electrical insulating-oil testing services and motor-fluid supply-and-recycling programs that state and local governments, principally municipal utilities and transportation departments, now solicit. State and local buyers use this code to procure comprehensive laboratory testing of oil-filled electrical equipment (power transformers, load tap changers, voltage regulators), sample collection and chain-of-custody management, maintenance-assessment reporting, and integrated supply-and-disposal services for vehicle lubricants and used-fluid recycling. The issuing bodies are primarily municipal utility boards and city fleet operations. Keys Energy Services (operating as the Utility Board of the City of Key West, Florida) has posted two separate electrical insulating oil testing RFPs in the recent cycle, indicating repeat procurement under the code. Lubbock Power & Light (a municipal utility in Texas) also solicited oil testing laboratory services. The City of Orlando sought a combined vehicle-fluid supply and hazardous-waste recycling procurement via IFB.

Electrical insulating oil testing dominates recent activity, concentrated in Florida and Texas. Keys Energy Services posted RFP 0426 (due February 20, 2026) and RFP 1026 (due April 17, 2026), each covering annual and biannual testing of approximately 51 pieces of oil-insulated equipment with IATA-compliant sample collection, ASTM-specification laboratory work, maintenance assessment reports, and 10-year internet-accessible test data portals; both required ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, local licensing, and $2 million general-liability insurance. Lubbock Power & Light's RFP 713126ELD (due July 22, 2026) sought oil testing across approximately 20 substations and 150 pieces of equipment with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, utility experience, and integration with Delta-X TOA4 transformer oil database systems. The City of Orlando's IFB 260538 (due September 25, 2026) covered packaged and bulk motor-oil supply and used-fluid collection and recycling with hazardous-waste handling and transportation logistics. Liquidated-damages clauses ($100 per day, $10.00 indemnity fees) and CPI-capped annual adjustments appear standard in utility-sector oil-testing contracts.