NIGP 17570: Porcelain Ware, All Types

NIGP 17570 Porcelain Ware, All Types is an Item code under which state and local governments procure laboratory testing services for water quality, wastewater compliance, and environmental monitoring — not porcelain tableware or dishware as the legacy code name might suggest. The scope encompasses analytical testing for municipal water treatment facilities, wastewater treatment plants, groundwater monitoring wells, and industrial pretreatment programs, with work performed by certified environmental laboratories using EPA and state-approved methods at specified regulatory detection limits. Issuing bodies are primarily municipal water and wastewater utilities; the City of Palm Bay, Florida represents the recent activity visible in this code's procurement record.

The City of Palm Bay issued Invitation to Bid 19-ITB-26 in April 2026 for laboratory testing services across three wastewater treatment facilities, two water treatment facilities, and groundwater monitoring wells, with a March 17, 2026 bid deadline. The scope included 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 estimated annual quantities ranging from single analyses to 15,000 individual tests. Three bids were received; Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. bid $80,872.00, Flowers Chemical Laboratories, Inc. bid $91,775.40, and Pace Analytical Services, LLC bid $107,946.10. Unit prices ranged from $0 for calculated field measurements to $425 for specialized analyses such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia testing. The contract term is twelve months with four optional twelve-month renewals. Historical spending shows the City expended $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025 on these services. Bidders were required to hold Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program certifications, maintain NELAP accreditation, and be located within one hundred miles of the City's North Regional Campus with 75 percent of analytical work performed in-house.