NIGP 17519: Crushers and Grinders (Metal and Stoneware): Ball Mills, etc.

NIGP 17519 Crushers and Grinders (Metal and Stoneware): Ball Mills, Etc. is an Item code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers laboratory testing services for water quality, wastewater analysis, and environmental compliance monitoring rather than equipment crushing or grinding operations. The City of Palm Bay, Florida issued ITB 19-ITB-26 in April 2026 for comprehensive laboratory testing across three wastewater treatment facilities, two water treatment facilities, groundwater monitoring wells, and an industrial pretreatment program, spanning 188 line items with estimated annual quantities ranging from single analyses to 15,000 individual tests. Contractors must furnish all labor, supervision, supplies, consumables, materials, vehicles, tools, and equipment; possess Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program certifications and NELAP accreditation; maintain a minimum of five years' experience with municipal water and wastewater utilities; and locate within one hundred miles of the City's facility with 75 percent of analytical work performed in-house. Subcontracting of analytical work is prohibited unless City-approved in writing. The ITB had a response deadline of March 17, 2026, with three bids received ranging from $80,872.00 to $107,946.10 in total annual value; the incumbent vendor at procurement was Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc.

The single recent opportunity supporting this code comes from Florida municipal procurement. The City of Palm Bay's historical spending on these laboratory services was $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025, establishing a low to mid-five-figure annual budget context for unit-priced analytical work. Unit prices across the three bidders ranged from $0 for calculated field measurements to $425 for specialized analyses such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia testing, with water testing between $5 and $220 per analysis, wastewater testing from $5 to $320 per analysis, and courier services from $20 to $100 per event. The contract term is twelve months with four optional twelve-month renewal periods for a maximum cumulative term of sixty months. No set-aside designations apply to this solicitation.