NIGP 17513: Chemicals, Laboratory (Acs, Cp, Practical, Reagent Grade, etc.)

NIGP 17513 Chemicals, Laboratory (ACS, CP, Practical, Reagent Grade, Etc.), an Item code, encompasses laboratory-grade chemical supplies and reagents that state and local governments procure for water treatment, environmental testing, forensic analysis, and public health laboratory operations. Recent solicitations show government labs and utilities buying precipitant solutions for research, histology and toxicology supplies for public health work, drug standards and Sigma-Aldrich reagents for forensic testing, Shiga toxin diagnostic test kits, tax-free USP alcohol for pharmaceutical use, and specialized consumables such as Agilent instrument supplies for forensic laboratories. State departments, county governments, municipalities, universities, and transit or water authorities are the primary issuing bodies; Texas A&M University, Cook County Illinois, the City of Meriden Connecticut, the District of Columbia, and the State of California appear frequently in recent postings. Geographic activity spans multiple regions with recent opportunity concentration in Texas (Texas A&M, North Texas Municipal Water District, Harris County), California (multiple state solicitations), Illinois (Cook County), Connecticut (Meriden), the District of Columbia, and Utah.

Representative recent opportunities include Texas A&M University Division of Finance Procurement Services issuing ITB TAMU-ITB-26-5055 for precipitant solutions with bids due July 15, 2026; Cook County Illinois issuing a re-bid for histology and toxicology supplies with proposals due July 22, 2026; the City of Meriden Connecticut issuing ITB B026-55 for water treatment chemicals (calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and phosphate blend) with bids due June 25, 2026, requiring NSF certification and AWWA standards compliance, BABA manufacturing compliance for select items, and one-year contract terms with renewal options; and the State of California issuing RFB 26-0534 for brand-name-only Sigma-Aldrich and Cerilliant drug standards and forensic reagents with bids due June 2, 2026, requiring CBE certification and HIPAA BAA acknowledgement. Code activity reflects steady demand from utilities, public health labs, and forensic operations for compliance-driven chemical and reagent procurement on annual and multi-year contract cycles.