NIGP 11518: Culture Media, Dehydrated
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Code facts
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Opportunities by state
| Rank | State | Open now | Posted, last 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1 | 1 |
UNSPSC codes for 11518
About NIGP 11518
NIGP 11518 Culture Media, Dehydrated, an Item code, covers dehydrated bacterial and microbial growth media that state and local laboratories and health departments use for microbiology testing, pathogen identification, and clinical diagnostics. The code captures ready-to-reconstitute powdered media formulations — including general-purpose broths, selective and differential agar media, and specialized growth substrates — that reduce storage space and shipping costs compared to liquid preparations while maintaining shelf stability for routine laboratory operations.
State and local health departments, public health laboratories, clinical microbiology units within county and municipal hospitals, and university research facilities operate under this code. The source provided contains no recent state or local solicitation activity under NIGP 11518 to characterize issuing-body concentration, geographic spread, or representative opportunities. Firms pursuing this commodity should monitor state health department laboratory supply RFQs and cooperative purchasing consortia that aggregate laboratory consumables for multi-jurisdictional health systems, as procurement typically emerges through standing-supply agreements and blanket-order vehicles rather than discrete, time-bound notices.
Quick answers
What is NIGP 11518?
NIGP 11518 is Culture Media, Dehydrated, an item in NIGP 15, Laboratory Equipment, Supplies, and Services.
Which states post the most state and local bids under NIGP 11518?
The states with the most state and local contract opportunities under NIGP 11518 posted in the last 90 days are California (1).
Which UNSPSC codes match NIGP 11518?
NIGP 11518 maps to 1 UNSPSC code, 41106204 Bottled agar media or stabs for bacteria.
What is the latest state & local contract opportunity under NIGP 11518?
The latest state & local contract opportunity under NIGP 11518 is Reagents - manual mircrobiology media AMD#02 from California, posted October 6, 2026.
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