NIGP 193: Clinical Laboratory Reagents and Tests (Blood Grouping, Diagnostic, Drug Monitoring, etc.)

NIGP 193 Clinical Laboratory Reagents and Tests (Blood Grouping, Diagnostic, Drug Monitoring, Etc.) is a Class code under which state and local governments procure laboratory testing services, specimen collection and handling supplies, diagnostic assays, drug screening and confirmatory testing, and specialized laboratory equipment and reagents to support clinical and forensic analysis across health departments, county jails, water utilities, school districts, emergency services, and human services agencies. Recent solicitations show purchasers acquiring laboratory testing for water quality analysis, offender drug screening, occupational health exams and screenings, clinical diagnostics, microbial source tracking, proficiency testing samples, and specialized assays including HIV confirmation and sickle cell screening. Issuing bodies span state departments (Florida Department of Health, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Utah), county health and corrections agencies (Collin County, Denton County, Marion County Oregon), municipal water and health departments (City of Santa Monica, City of Meriden, City of Phoenix), school districts (Parkway School District), and specialized health service providers (Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, Harris Health). The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and University of Wisconsin-Madison also appear as purchasers of specialized laboratory supplies and services.

Geographic activity across recent opportunities spans Florida (Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratories procuring HIV assay systems and sickle cell kits), Texas (Collin County drug testing and Harris Health flow cytometry; TDCJ forensic laboratory services; Denton County specimen collection), California (Santa Monica water laboratory analysis; Orange County equipment calibration), Arizona (Tucson Water chemical-resistant components for sodium hypochlorite injection), Connecticut (Meriden water laboratory testing), Utah (DNA buccal swab kits for Department of Public Safety), and New York-New Jersey (Port Authority federal drug testing). Representative recent opportunities include Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department's RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services (approximately 25,031 annual tests across immunoassay screening and LC/MS/MS confirmation, estimated value $600,000, proposals due July 23, 2026); City of Santa Monica Water Resources Division ITB for laboratory analysis of treated drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and recycled water samples (ELAP, TNI, ISO, and EPA accreditation required, bids due October 21, 2026); and Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD's RFP for agency-wide clinical laboratory services with specimen collection and phlebotomy at four Houston clinic locations (approximately 2,200 monthly tests, complete metabolic profile through chromosome analysis and fragile X screening, proposals due June 17, 2026). Florida Department of Health's single-source procurements for Bio-Rad Laboratories Geenius HIV assay systems (estimated $460,000) and Texas Health and Human Services Commission's RFP for client-based laboratory services (proposals due October 12, 2026) indicate sustained demand for specialized diagnostic testing and CLIA-certified provider capacity across the jurisdictions tracking this code.