NIGP 49345: Incubators, Bacteriological

NIGP 49345 Incubators, Bacteriological, is an Item code that describes laboratory equipment and consumables for culturing and identifying microorganisms in public health, clinical, and research settings. State and local governments—primarily county public health departments, state health agencies, and municipal laboratories—procure bacteriological incubators as capital equipment and supporting supplies to conduct microbial testing, disease surveillance, and diagnostic work. The code encompasses the physical incubators themselves (temperature-controlled chambers for growing bacterial cultures) and related consumables such as culture media, agar plates, and sterilization supplies used in ongoing lab operations.

The County of Santa Clara posted a Request for Information on April 7, 2026 (response deadline April 22, 2026) for a Public Health Lab Information Management Solution Replacement (RFITSSFY260686), seeking a modern, scalable lab information management system (LIMS) to support the complete range of workflows for the county's Public Health Lab. While this solicitation addresses laboratory information systems rather than bacteriological incubators themselves, it signals active procurement activity within Santa Clara County's public health laboratory infrastructure. No additional recent state or local solicitations under this Item code appear in the source; geographic spread and issuing-body concentration cannot be characterized from the available data.