NIGP 17591: Tubing, Steel (Laboratory Type)

NIGP 17591 Tubing, Steel (Laboratory Type) is an Item code that describes laboratory testing services and related analytical work performed by certified laboratories to support municipal water, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment compliance monitoring. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments procuring comprehensive laboratory testing, including water quality analysis, wastewater characterization, industrial pretreatment monitoring, and specialized analyses such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia testing at unit prices ranging from zero dollars for calculated field measurements to $425 for specialized microbial work. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include municipalities and counties; the City of Palm Bay, Florida and the County of Santa Clara, California both posted opportunities in April 2026.

The City of Palm Bay issued Invitation to Bid 19-ITB-26 in April 2026 for laboratory testing services supporting three wastewater treatment facilities, two water treatment facilities, groundwater monitoring wells, and an industrial pretreatment program, with 188 line items across water testing, wastewater testing, industrial pretreatment, and courier services; the bid opening occurred on March 17, 2026, with three bids ranging from $80,872 to $107,946 annually. Bidders were required to hold Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program credentials, maintain NELAP accreditation, and locate within one hundred miles of the City's North Regional Campus with 75 percent of analytical work performed in-house; the incumbent was Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. The County of Santa Clara issued a Request for Information in April 2026 with a response deadline of April 22, 2026, seeking vendors to provide a lab information management system replacement for its Public Health Lab operations, though no specific budget or evaluation criteria were disclosed in the RFI notice.