NIGP 17510: Burners, Heat Guns, Hot Plates (With or Without Stirring), Mantles, etc.

NIGP 17510 Burners, Heat Guns, Hot Plates (With Or Without Stirring), Mantles, Etc., an Item code, encompasses laboratory heating equipment and related apparatus that state and local governments procure for educational institutions, health departments, research facilities, and forensic laboratories. The code covers the full range of heating devices used in scientific and diagnostic work — from Bunsen burners and hot plates to heating mantles and laboratory heat guns — with recent solicitations showing demand from both specialized science procurement cooperatives and county-level forensic and medical facilities.

Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued an RFP (26RFP111026) due November 10, 2026, for laboratory and science equipment, supplies, and related technology and services on behalf of its member public entities, signaling that heat equipment sits within a broader consolidated laboratory-supply contracting vehicle for participating jurisdictions across multiple states. Cook County, Illinois posted a re-bid (245709110RR) due July 22, 2026, for histology and toxicology supplies, indicating concurrent demand from county forensic and medical laboratories. The solicitation activity spans at least Minnesota and Illinois, with the Sourcewell vehicle extending purchasing capability to additional jurisdictions that participate in the cooperative.