NIGP 49364: Sample Preparation Systems

NIGP 49364 Sample Preparation Systems, an Item code, encompasses equipment and integrated systems that state and local governments use to prepare specimens for laboratory analysis in environmental monitoring, forensic evidence processing, and drug testing operations. The code covers digestion blocks for chemical sample preparation under EPA methods, digital asset management systems for forensic specimen imagery and chain-of-custody documentation, and specimen collection and testing equipment for drug screening. Issuing bodies span state environmental and forensic agencies, municipal wastewater treatment plants, county corrections departments, and state transportation authorities. The Illinois State Police Forensic Sciences Command, the City of Tampa Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, Denton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and the Texas General Land Office have all solicited under this code within the past four months.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Illinois. The Illinois State Police Forensic Sciences Command has posted two emergency contract extensions with Foray, LLC for Digital Asset Management System software licensing and support totaling $185,841 across July–March 2027 (Solicitation 26493ISPFORENB53183, due July 17, 2026, and Solicitation 27493ISPFORENB54208, due October 15, 2026), with a competitive RFP for replacement services in development. The City of Tampa issued RFQ 26P00493 on August 11, 2026, due August 7, 2026, for a complete digestion block system with 42-well capacity for EPA 245.1 and EPA 365.3 mercury sample preparation, lump-sum pricing FOB Destination. The Texas General Land Office posted IFB 7643-LP on June 1, 2026, due April 10, 2026, for Beach Watch Program water sample collection and laboratory analysis across three counties, requiring EPA-approved Enterococcus testing on approximately 1,421 annual samples and including a VetHUB subcontracting requirement for contracts valued at $100,000 or more. TxDOT Materials and Tests Division solicited one Three-Wheel Polishing Device via Bonfire (Ref 601440000053078) with response due May 19, 2026.