NIGP 17587: Thermometers, General Laboratory Type

NIGP 17587 Thermometers, General Laboratory Type is an Item code under which state and local governments procure general-purpose laboratory thermometers for use in educational institutions, public health facilities, and municipal laboratories. The code captures thermometers of standard types — including liquid-in-glass, digital, and bimetallic designs — that are used across routine testing, quality assurance, and environmental monitoring functions in school science labs, county health departments, and municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts, state health and environmental agencies, county public health departments, and municipal utilities.

No recent state and local contract opportunities are available for review under this code. Activity under NIGP 17587 appears limited in the current market, and procurement offices may source thermometers through cooperative purchasing vehicles, blanket orders, or routine small-purchase processes rather than formal competitive solicitations. Business development professionals should monitor cooperative purchasing catalogs and regional purchasing consortia for steady-state demand, and track state and local laboratory equipment RFPs and IFBs for bundle opportunities where thermometers may appear as line items within larger instrument or supplies packages.