NIGP 28551: Lamps: Scientific Instrument: Microscope, Oscilloscope, etc.

NIGP 28551 Lamps: Scientific Instrument: Microscope, Oscilloscope, Etc., an Item code, encompasses specialty lighting and optical instrumentation that state and local governments procure for research facilities, educational institutions, law enforcement operations, and transit system infrastructure. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers using this code to acquire components for confocal imaging systems, surveillance camera equipment, and general electrical parts and supplies supporting scientific and technical equipment operations. The issuing bodies span school districts, city public works departments, transit authorities, state health and human services agencies, and cooperative purchasing vehicles. Northside Independent School District in Texas, City of Phoenix Public Works, City of Charlotte and its transit authority (CATS), and the State of Texas have all posted opportunities under or near this code within the past three months.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and the broader Southwest and Southeast regions. The State of Texas issued an ITB (TAMHSCITB260641) on May 28, 2026 (response deadline May 28, 2026) for an ImageXpress HCS.ai Confocal High Content Screening System with an ESBD set-aside restricting participation to economically disadvantaged small business enterprises certified by Texas. Northside Independent School District posted IFB2026098 on June 8, 2026 (due July 1, 2026) for electrical equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services required for San Antonio operations, replacing an expiring contract and mandating all incumbent and prospective vendors respond to avoid losing future business. City of Phoenix Public Works issued IFB 26-FMD-012 on March 24, 2026 (due July 9, 2025) establishing a three-year electrical parts and supplies contract with two optional one-year extensions, requiring vendors to stock components from 97 manufacturers and meet 48-hour delivery with local-distributor preference within a 25-mile radius of central Phoenix. City of Charlotte's CATS posted RFP 269-2026-1988 on February 12, 2026 (due March 12, 2026) for maintenance of 1,023 cameras and access control systems across 50 transit facilities, with performance penalties of $50 per unit or site failure, requiring three-year initial term plus two optional one-year renewals and submission through Bonfire e-Procurement Portal by March 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.