NIGP 31248: Environmental Test Chambers and Rooms (Controlled Temperature, Humidity, etc.)

NIGP 31248 Environmental Test Chambers and Rooms (Controlled Temperature, Humidity, Etc.), an Item code, covers specialized equipment for environmental simulation and testing — though the recent state and local solicitations indexed under this code do not reflect procurement of temperature and humidity chambers themselves. Instead, the available opportunities show school districts and county education agencies sourcing instructional equipment, materials, and professional environmental consulting services. The issuing bodies are independent school districts and county school boards, which dominate activity under this code in recent months. Vendors supplying under this code encounter mixed procurement structures: some solicitations use RFPs with firm fixed-price agreements and multiple-award potential by category, while others employ RFQs with negotiated fixed-fee consulting arrangements and multi-year renewal options.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. Klein Independent School District (Klein ISD) in Harris County, Texas posted RFP #26-101 on April 17, 2026, seeking Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics instructional resources and equipment across 17 CTE program areas, with proposals due June 5, 2026, and contract performance beginning September 1, 2026, under a one-year initial term with four optional one-year renewals. The School Board of Volusia County, Florida issued RFQ No. 2026-002 on February 2, 2026, for Environmental and Asbestos Management Continuing Services including asbestos surveys, lead hazard assessments, environmental compliance consulting, and training programs, with submissions due December 17, 2025, and contract award anticipated June 23, 2026, under a two-year initial term with up to three additional one-year renewal options. Both solicitations encourage or consider historically underutilized business, minority-owned, women-owned, and small-business vendors, and both structure awards to allow multiple vendors by category or service type.