NIGP 41526: Cases: Laboratory, Museum, Specimen Storage, etc.

NIGP 41526 Cases: Laboratory, Museum, Specimen Storage, Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments procure storage and containment equipment for specimens, laboratory materials, and institutional collections. Recent solicitations show activity spanning classroom storage furniture and supplies, histology and toxicology specimen supplies, human specimen collection and testing services, and law enforcement equipment — a broad mix reflecting the code's application across educational, public-health, criminal-justice, and laboratory contexts. Issuing bodies include school cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas managing classroom furniture procurement), county health departments (Cook County, Illinois for histology and toxicology supplies), county corrections departments (Denton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department in Texas for specimen collection and drug testing), and multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, coordinating law enforcement equipment procurement on behalf of participating entities across multiple states and Canada).

Recent activity spans Texas, Illinois, and the multi-state Sourcewell network. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative posted an RFP on June 23, 2026 (CLSF2628) for Catalog Discount Bid: Classroom Furniture & Supplies, with a May 26, 2026 deadline (now past) and estimated total expenditures of $21,568,516.00 over a two-year contract term through June 18, 2028. Cook County, Illinois issued a re-bid solicitation (245709110RR) on June 18, 2026 for histology and toxicology supplies with a July 22, 2026 proposal deadline. Denton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department posted an RFP on May 19, 2026 (RFP262911) for on-site human urine specimen collection and drug testing with a June 11, 2026 deadline. Sourcewell issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026 for Law Enforcement Equipment on behalf of Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and other jurisdictions, with a June 16, 2026 proposal deadline.