NIGP 17514: Chromatography Supplies: Developing Tanks, Columns, Packing, Septums, Tlc Plates, etc.

NIGP 17514 Chromatography Supplies: Developing Tanks, Columns, Packing, Septums, TLC Plates, Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments procure specialized consumable laboratory materials and reagents for analytical chemistry and forensic testing. Recent solicitations show this code capturing orders for DNA sequencing kits, genetic analyzer components, buffer solutions, polymers, Direct ELISA screening kits for controlled-substance detection, and related single-use or replenishment laboratory supplies that support forensic analysis, drug screening, and genetic testing workflows. These are procurements by state crime laboratory networks, county sheriff offices, and public-health or forensic-services divisions within state departments. The work involves managing specifications tied to particular analytical instruments (Applied Biosystems genetic analyzers, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry systems), maintaining cold-chain and shelf-life compliance, and securing products from branded manufacturers with SKU-level precision rather than commodity-grade sourcing.

Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issuing IFB 304T-27-175A11 on September 23, 2026 (responses due October 20, 2026) for proprietary chemical laboratory equipment and supplies supporting DNA analysis and drug screening across the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, covering single-source consumables from Life Technologies Corp., Promega, Qiagen, Immunalysis Corporation, and ANDE Corporation with four-year historical usage quantities ranging from 8 to 5,000 units per line item. Brazoria County, Texas also solicited via RFP 26-48 posted May 12, 2026 (responses due the same day) for a Liquid Chromatograph-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer system for the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab, though this acquisition targeted the instrument itself rather than consumable supplies. Current activity reflects state-level statewide cooperative purchasing for routine forensic laboratory resupply and discrete capital acquisitions by individual county crime-lab operations.