NIGP 49330: Evaporators, Analytical (Air or Nitrogen Jet)

NIGP 49330 Evaporators, Analytical (Air Or Nitrogen Jet) is an Item code that encompasses specialized laboratory and field equipment used to concentrate or evaporate samples under controlled atmospheric conditions. State and local governments purchasing under this code acquire analytical evaporation systems — including nitrogen jet evaporators and air evaporators — primarily for environmental testing, water quality analysis, and compliance monitoring in wastewater treatment and agricultural operations. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span municipal utilities, environmental departments, and specialized water-management agencies managing nutrient cycling and contaminant detection.

The City of Lubbock, Texas posted RFQ2619882SR on September 1, 2026, due September 30, 2026, seeking engineering consulting services for wastewater land application sites that require day-to-day operation and maintenance of water and nitrogen balance models at the Lubbock Land Application Site and the Hancock Land Application Site. While the solicitation emphasizes model operation rather than equipment procurement per se, the underlying scope — ensuring that high-nitrate wastewater does not leach into groundwater through proper nutrient cycling and water balance — reflects the end-user demand driving analytical evaporator purchases in state and local environmental compliance contexts. Recent activity under this code remains limited in the state and local procurement marketplace; the single identified opportunity suggests that procurement under NIGP 49330 occurs episodically within Texas municipal and regional water-authority contexts, with limited geographic spread evidenced in available records.