NIGP 49360: Polarographs

NIGP 49360 Polarographs, an Item code, covers laboratory testing services and phlebotomy supplies that state and local health agencies acquire to support clinical and public health operations. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying specimen collection supplies, laboratory testing services, phlebotomist labor, courier services for specimen transport, test reporting, and lab information management systems (LIMS) to manage workflows across public health and custodial care settings. Issuing bodies include county health departments and county correctional health programs, which appear to be the primary buyers under this code.

Marion County, Oregon issued ITB SO1814-26 on July 10, 2026, for laboratory testing services and phlebotomy for adults in custody, with proposals due July 24, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time; submissions were required through the Marion County Procurement Collaboration Portal. The County of Santa Clara posted an RFI for a Public Health Lab Information Management Solution Replacement on April 7, 2026, with responses due April 22, 2026, seeking a modern, scalable LIMS to support the full range of public health lab workflows. Recent activity is concentrated in the Pacific and Mountain West regions, with Oregon and California showing documented procurement in 2026.