NIGP 41585: Stools, Laboratory

NIGP 41585 Stools, Laboratory is an Item code that encompasses laboratory and institutional seating, typically purchased as components within broader facilities maintenance, classroom furniture, or equipment supply solicitations rather than as standalone stool procurement. State and local governments acquire laboratory stools, lockable institutional stools, and related seating as part of multipurpose maintenance or furniture catalogs—bundled with eyewash stations, utility carts, LED panels, and other equipment in facilities contracts, or as line items within classroom furniture and supplies cooperative purchasing agreements. Issuing bodies span state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), cooperative purchasing consortiums serving school districts (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas), and multi-jurisdictional law enforcement equipment cooperatives (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington counties and broader public sector participants). The work typically involves providing catalog discounts on standardized furniture and equipment, fixed-price maintenance supplies, or cooperative purchasing arrangements that bundle seating with complementary institutional goods.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and the Pacific Northwest. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017729 in September 2026 for miscellaneous campus parts supplies for the Denton State Supported Living Center, including lockable stools among 18 line items with a historical value of $100,000 over 12 months and a September 14, 2026 bid due date. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, based in Kilgore, Texas, solicited an RFP for Classroom Furniture & Supplies (CLSF2628) with an estimated total expenditure of $21,568,516 across a two-year contract term, with a May 26, 2026 deadline and 62 prior vendors awarded under the same category. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative serving participating entities including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington, issued RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on June 16, 2026, as a multi-state cooperative framework available to school districts, tribal governments, and other public entities nationwide and in Canada.