NIGP 17511: Cells and Cuvettes (for Photometry and Spectrometry)

NIGP 17511 Cells and Cuvettes (For Photometry and Spectrometry), an Item code, encompasses consumable laboratory glassware and optical components that support analytical testing in municipal water, wastewater, and environmental monitoring programs. State and local governments procure these items as part of comprehensive laboratory testing services contracts where analytical work demands regulatory-compliant detection limits and approved EPA and state environmental methods. The City of Palm Bay, Florida, issued ITB 19-ITB-26 in April 2026 for laboratory testing services covering 188 line items across water testing, wastewater testing, industrial pretreatment testing, and sampling services—with unit prices for individual analyses ranging from zero dollars for calculated field measurements to $425 for specialized Cryptosporidium and Giardia testing. Issuing bodies under this code include municipal utilities and environmental departments that manage water treatment, wastewater treatment, and groundwater monitoring programs. Laboratories responding to these opportunities must hold Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program certifications and NELAP accreditation, and typically furnish all supplies, consumables, and equipment necessary to perform analyses, meaning cells and cuvettes are embedded in the cost structure of unit-priced analytical work rather than as separately itemized consumables.

The single documented recent opportunity is concentrated in Florida, specifically the City of Palm Bay in Brevard County. The ITB, posted in April 2026 with a response deadline of March 17, 2026, drew three bids: Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. at $80,872.00; Flowers Chemical Laboratories, Inc. at $91,775.40; and Pace Analytical Services, LLC at $107,946.10. The City's spending on laboratory services increased from $66,360 in 2024 to $95,440 in 2025, signaling steady demand. The contract term spans twelve months with four optional twelve-month renewal periods for a maximum of sixty months, and 75 percent of analytical work must be performed in the primary laboratory located within one hundred miles of the City's North Regional Campus. No set-aside designations or vendor-type restrictions apply to the solicitation.