NIGP 49053: Magnetic Equipment: Demagnetizers, Electromagnets, Fluxmeters, Gaussmeters, Magnetometers, etc.

NIGP 49053 Magnetic Equipment: Demagnetizers, Electromagnets, Fluxmeters, Gaussmeters, Magnetometers, Etc., an Item code, encompasses specialized instrumentation and testing equipment used in research, laboratory, and security applications at state and local agencies. State and local governments solicit under this code for laboratory testing and measuring equipment, research and development goods, and entry screening systems. Issuing bodies include county government (Cook County, Illinois) and state higher-education institutions (Texas Tech University). The scope of work spans laboratory equipment procurement for research initiatives, specialty R&D goods and services, and security screening systems for facility access control.

Recent activity shows geographic presence in Illinois and Texas. Cook County, Illinois posted RFP 261205121 for Entry Screening Equipment with a response deadline of July 8, 2026. Texas Tech University issued RFP 2026-1190 for Research and Development Goods and Services—a direct procurement for laboratory equipment, microscope equipment, specialty testing and measuring instruments, centrifuges, chromatography systems, and related R&D goods—with proposals due April 30, 2026, and evaluation anticipated between April and July 2026. The TTU procurement requires HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) program compliance and establishes a best-value evaluation standard emphasizing demonstrated ability to fulfill TTU needs (50 percent), compliance with federal and state requirements (15 percent), proposer qualifications (15 percent), financial value (10 percent), and value-added options (10 percent). Contract pricing remains firm for twenty-four months following execution, with potential increases not to exceed three percent annually thereafter, and the initial term runs up to four years with options to renew for up to four additional one-year terms.