NIGP 49055: Mass Spectrometers and Accessories

NIGP 49055 Mass Spectrometers and Accessories, an Item code, encompasses capital equipment procurement and service contracts for analytical mass spectrometry systems used in state and local laboratory operations, environmental monitoring, and research. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying complete turnkey mass spectrometry systems—including gas chromatographs with triple-quadrupole detectors (GC/MS/MS), liquid chromatographs with triple-quadrupole detectors (LC-QQQ), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometers, and portable handheld Raman analyzers—along with associated upgrades, maintenance services, calibration, training, and extended warranty coverage. Universities dominate this code's activity, with multiple recent procurements from the University of Southern Mississippi, University of Mississippi, and Texas A&M University, followed by environmental and public health agencies, county crime labs, and municipal tactical divisions. State environmental and regulatory departments (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory, Texas Health and Human Services Commission) are active repeat buyers for pesticide residue analysis, air quality monitoring, and infectious disease diagnostics.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Mississippi, Oregon, Illinois, and Nevada. Representative solicitations include the University of Southern Mississippi's IFB for a complete HPGe well detector gamma spectrometry system with cryostat, dewar assembly, digital analyzer, and lead shield due October 7, 2026; Texas A&M University's ITB for preventative and corrective maintenance services on Agilent Mass Spectrometry Systems due September 7, 2026; the Illinois Department of Agriculture's sole-source award to Agilent Technologies for a GC/MS/MS system valued at $300,000 for pesticide residue analysis, with a term through July 14, 2027; Brazoria County, Texas's RFP for a liquid chromatograph-triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab due May 12, 2026; and the City of Austin's IFB for three handheld Raman spectrometers with five-year warranties for the Tactical Investigation Division. Procurements frequently cite manufacturer compatibility and method-validation concerns as justifications for sole-source awards, and equipment specifications often reference proprietary software suites, calibration libraries, and service requirements that lock vendors into incumbent relationships.