NIGP 17593: Water Baths and Steam Baths (Except Recirculating and Shaking)

NIGP 17593 Water Baths And Steam Baths (Except Recirculating And Shaking), an Item code, covers laboratory and treatment-facility equipment and supplies that state and local governments procure for water, wastewater, and environmental testing operations. Recent solicitations show that state and local agencies under this code are buying water and wastewater treatment chemicals, histology and toxicology supplies for laboratory use, and laboratory testing services to support regulatory compliance across municipal water and wastewater systems. Issuing bodies include city governments (LaGrange, Georgia; Palm Bay, Florida), county health departments (Cook County, Illinois), and municipal water and wastewater utilities. The work spans both the procurement of chemical consumables and supplies and the contracting of analytical testing capacity to meet federal and state environmental compliance requirements.

Geographic activity over the past four months centers on Georgia, Florida, and Illinois. The City of LaGrange posted an IFB for water chemicals on May 7, 2026, with bids due June 8, 2026, covering powdered activated carbon, liquid aluminum sulfate, liquid sodium chlorite, liquid chlorine, sodium bisulfite, soda ash, ferric chloride, and caustic soda for its water filter plant and wastewater treatment plant during fiscal 2026–2027, with vendors required to hold prices firm for twelve months and deliver within two days of request. The City of Palm Bay issued ITB 19-ITB-26 for comprehensive laboratory testing services covering water, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment monitoring across three wastewater and two water treatment facilities, with 188 line items and unit prices ranging from zero for field measurements to $425 for specialized analyses such as Cryptosporidium testing; three bids were received, with historical annual spending of $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025. Cook County, Illinois posted a re-bid for histology and toxicology supplies on June 18, 2026, with responses due July 22, 2026.