NIGP 49380: Tensiometers (for Surface Tension Measurements)

NIGP 49380 Tensiometers (For Surface Tension Measurements), an Item code, covers laboratory and field instruments that measure surface tension of liquids — equipment used across water quality testing, chemical analysis, materials science research, and industrial quality control in state and local procurement. State and local governments purchase tensiometers primarily through state environmental agencies, health departments, university research facilities, and municipal water utilities conducting compliance testing and process verification. The instruments range from portable handheld models for field deployment to benchtop analytical units for laboratory settings, with procurement driven by regulatory requirements (EPA water quality standards, drinking water quality assurance), research initiatives, and routine equipment replacement cycles in public laboratories and testing facilities.

No recent state or local contract opportunities under NIGP 49380 appear in the available procurement records. Activity under this Item code is sparse in current state and local markets, suggesting either infrequent demand, consolidation through standing agreements or cooperative purchasing vehicles, or direct-purchase acquisition below formal solicitation thresholds. Firms pursuing this code should monitor environmental agency and university procurement channels where tensiometer demand concentrates, and track cooperative purchasing catalogs for pre-negotiated supply relationships that may serve multiple jurisdictions without individual RFP/RFQ activity.