NIGP 17587: Thermometers, General Laboratory Type

NIGP 17587 Thermometers, General Laboratory Type is an Item code under which state and local governments procure laboratory thermometers and related temperature-measurement equipment for forensic, environmental, and public health laboratory operations. Recent activity shows municipal police departments and county health authorities soliciting general laboratory supplies and laboratory information management systems that implicitly include thermometric equipment as part of broader analytical and evidence-processing workflows, though the recent opportunities block does not surface standalone thermometer procurement at scale.

The Albuquerque Police Department's Scientific Evidence Division issued RFB 2026-762-POL-DV on April 14, 2026 for 124 line items of crime lab supplies due May 13, 2026, encompassing forensic reagents, evidence packaging, fingerprint collection equipment, and protective gear alongside specialized forensic tools; the City of Palm Bay, Florida issued ITB 19-ITB-26 on April 13, 2026 for laboratory testing services across water, wastewater, and groundwater programs with a bid deadline of March 17, 2026, drawing three bids ranging from $80,872 to $107,946 annually; and the County of Santa Clara issued an RFI on April 7, 2026 with an April 22, 2026 response deadline for a Public Health Lab Information Management Solution Replacement. Recent activity spans municipal police departments (Albuquerque), municipal utilities and environmental programs (Palm Bay), and county public health infrastructure (Santa Clara), with geographic concentration in the Southwest and Southeast alongside California. The absence of dedicated thermometer line items in these opportunities suggests that general laboratory thermometers are either bundled within broader lab-supply or equipment contracts or are sufficiently commoditized that they do not drive standalone procurement visibility in the recent opportunities data.