NIGP 17547: Hydrometers and Pyconometers, Glass, Lab

NIGP 17547 Hydrometers and Pyconometers, Glass, Lab is an Item code covering laboratory measurement instruments and analytical testing services for water quality monitoring, regulatory compliance, and treatment-facility operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily municipal water and wastewater utilities, public health departments, and environmental agencies that require precise volumetric and density measurement capabilities for source water, treatment processes, and effluent monitoring. The City of Palm Bay and City of Bradenton are active recent buyers; Palm Bay issued a competitive ITB for comprehensive laboratory testing services across water, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment programs, while Bradenton posted a sole-source notice of intent for WRF level sensors and controllers from The Avanti Company, McCrometer's authorized regional representative. Cities and counties in Florida dominate recent activity, with Santa Clara County in California also pursuing a LIMS replacement RFI to modernize public health lab operations.

The City of Palm Bay's ITB 19-ITB-26 for Laboratory Testing Services (posted April 13, 2026; bid deadline March 17, 2026) represents the largest concrete opportunity: the municipality sought qualified laboratories certified by the Florida Department of Health, NELAP-accredited, with a minimum five years' municipal water and wastewater experience to supply 188 line items of analytical testing across four categories—water testing, wastewater testing, industrial pretreatment, and courier services—at three wastewater treatment facilities, two water treatment facilities, and groundwater monitoring wells. Three bids ranged from $80,872.00 (Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc.) to $107,946.10 (Pace Analytical Services, LLC), with historical spending of $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025 establishing baseline contract value. The City of Bradenton's Notice of Intent to Award (solicitation 26038NT, posted July 1, 2026) for WRF level sensors and controllers demonstrates sole-source procurement patterns when exclusive manufacturing relationships apply, though the City reserved discretionary authority to open the procurement to competitive bidding if respondents demonstrate equivalent capability. Santa Clara County's April 2026 RFI (deadline April 22, 2026) signals emerging state-level demand for integrated lab information management systems capable of supporting full-range public health lab workflows.