NIGP 19312: Blood Chemistry and Hematology Reagents and Supplies (for Automatic and Semiautomatic Instruments): Counting Controls, Detergents, etc.

NIGP 19312 Blood Chemistry and Hematology Reagents and Supplies (For Automatic and Semiautomatic Instruments): Counting Controls, Detergents, Etc. is an Item code under which state and local health departments procure laboratory consumables and reagents for hemoglobin analysis, blood chemistry testing, and hematology screening operations. The scope encompasses culture media, reagents, detergents, counting controls, and ancillary supplies required for ongoing public health laboratory operations on automated and semiautomatic instrumentation. Issuing bodies are primarily state departments of public health and state health and human services agencies performing clinical laboratory work at the state and local level.

Recent procurement activity shows California Department of Public Health and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services as active buyers. California issued an RFB (RFBIS27200117) on August 30, 2026 for public health laboratory supplies and media with a September 4, 2026 response deadline, incorporating set-asides and preferences for certified small businesses, minority-owned enterprises, women-owned businesses, and disabled veteran-owned businesses. Texas issued an IFB (HHS0017310) with a May 18, 2026 deadline for a D-10 Hemoglobin Testing System with Rack Loader to replace equipment at the South Texas Lab in Harlingen; the solicitation referenced historical spending guidance of $45,050 to $80,000 for similar goods in fiscal year 2025, though no guaranteed volume applied. Activity centers in California and Texas, with contract awards structured on firm fixed-price or itemized unit-cost bases.