NIGP 17584: Stoppers, Rubber and Synthetic

NIGP 17584 Stoppers, Rubber And Synthetic is an Item code that does not appear to align with the laboratory testing services solicitation posted by the City of Palm Bay, Florida in the source material. The City of Palm Bay issued ITB 19-ITB-26 on April 13, 2026, for comprehensive laboratory testing services supporting water, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment programs across municipal facilities, with a response deadline of March 13, 2026. The scope encompasses 188 line items spanning analytical testing for three wastewater treatment facilities, two water treatment facilities, groundwater monitoring wells, and industrial pretreatment facilities, with unit prices for analyses ranging from zero for field measurements to $425 for specialized testing such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia analyses. Bidders must hold a minimum of five years' experience serving municipal water and wastewater utilities, possess Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program credentials, and maintain NELAP accreditation, with 75 percent of analytical work performed in the primary laboratory located within one hundred miles of the City's North Regional Campus. The contract term runs twelve months with four optional twelve-month renewal periods for a maximum cumulative term of sixty months, compensated on a unit-price basis. Three bids were received—Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. at $80,872.00, Flowers Chemical Laboratories, Inc. at $91,775.40, and Pace Analytical Services, LLC at $107,946.10—against a historical annual spending baseline of $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025.

The source material does not support characterization of state and local procurement activity specifically under NIGP 17584. The single posted opportunity addresses laboratory testing services, which falls outside the scope of rubber and synthetic stoppers. No recent state or local solicitations for stoppers, rubber or synthetic products are present in the source block, making current market activity assessment impossible from this material.