NIGP 46540: Freezers and Refrigerators (Blood Bank Type)

NIGP 46540 Freezers and Refrigerators (Blood Bank Type), an Item code, encompasses specialized cold-storage equipment that state and local governments procure for evidence preservation, blood and biological sample storage, and laboratory applications. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions acquiring walk-in freezer systems for evidence storage, whole blood refrigeration units for medical facilities, high-performance lab refrigerators for scientific research, and emergency freezer and refrigerator truck rentals for police evidence units. The buying base spans county sheriffs' departments, state hospital systems, animal welfare agencies, police departments, and state procurement offices, with California and Florida showing the heaviest recent activity. Issuing bodies range from individual county departments to statewide agencies coordinating equipment procurement across multiple facilities.

Sacramento County Sheriff's Property Warehouse issued RFB 2026-RFB-0061 on July 2, 2026, soliciting bids for a prefabricated walk-in frost-free evidence-storage freezer kit with a July 7 response deadline and mandatory pre-bid meeting; award was anticipated July 10, 2026, with delivery, assembly, and invoicing required by August 30, 2026 due to grant-funding constraints. The California State Department of State Hospitals issued RFB-IS-26201048 on June 16, 2026, for whole blood refrigeration equipment with a June 24 response deadline. The State of California posted RFB-IS-26201031 on June 3, 2026, for a high-performance lab refrigerator with bids due June 18. The City of Tucson issued RFQ No. 250119 in February 2026 for emergency freezer and refrigerator semi-truck rental services for the TPD Evidence unit, structured as a standby agreement with a total contract value not to exceed $100,000 and an 18-hour mobilization requirement. Escambia County's Department of Animal Welfare in Pensacola, Florida, issued dual solicitations (FREEZERJAN12 and FREEZERMAR2) for walk-in freezer replacement at the Animal Welfare and Adoption Center. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued RFP #061626 in May 2026 on behalf of participating counties in Washington and other jurisdictions for law enforcement equipment contracting solutions with a June 16 response deadline.