NIGP 17557: Metal Ware, Laboratory

NIGP 17557 Metal Ware, Laboratory is an Item code encompassing laboratory testing services and information management systems that state and local governments procure to support regulatory compliance, environmental monitoring, and public health operations. Recent solicitation activity shows state and local buyers contracting for comprehensive analytical testing across water, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment programs, as well as procuring lab information management systems (LIMS) to modernize laboratory operations and workflow management. The scope spans both the analytical services themselves—performed by certified laboratories using EPA and state-approved methods at specified detection limits—and the software and systems infrastructure required to manage lab operations, data quality, and regulatory reporting. Issuing bodies include municipal governments and county public health agencies; the City of Palm Bay, Florida and Santa Clara County are recent active buyers under this code.

The City of Palm Bay issued ITB 19-ITB-26 for Laboratory Testing Services on April 13, 2026, with a response deadline of March 17, 2026 (9:00 AM), encompassing 188 line items across water testing (65 items), wastewater testing (75 items), industrial pretreatment testing (8 items), and courier and sampling services (3 items), with annual quantities ranging from single analyses to 15,000 tests depending on service type. Bidders were required to hold Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program certifications and NELAP accreditation, with a minimum of five years' experience serving municipal water and wastewater utilities and location within one hundred miles of the City's North Regional Campus. Three bids were received; unit prices for individual analyses ranged from $0 for calculated field measurements to $425 for specialized testing such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia analyses. The initial contract term is twelve months with four optional renewal periods of twelve months each for a maximum cumulative term of sixty months, with historical spending of $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025. Santa Clara County issued RFI RFITSSFY260686 for a Public Health Lab Information Management Solution Replacement on April 7, 2026, with a response deadline of April 22, 2026, seeking a modern, scalable, and compliant LIMS capable of supporting the full range of workflows for the County's Public Health Lab.