NIGP 49396: Water Quality Monitoring Equipment: Bod Analyzers, Turbidimeters, Well Samplers, etc.

NIGP 49396 Water Quality Monitoring Equipment (BOD Analyzers, Turbidimeters, Well Samplers, Etc.) is an Item code covering specialized instruments and systems that state and local water, wastewater, and environmental agencies deploy to measure chemical, biological, and physical parameters in potable water, treated effluent, receiving waters, and groundwater. Recent procurements show jurisdictions acquiring hand-held multiparameter sondes, fixed atmospheric monitors, turbidimeters, ATP analyzers, chlorophyll-a detectors, pressure and temperature transmitters, flow monitoring equipment, and laboratory analytical services—spanning equipment purchase, installation, maintenance, and ongoing monitoring operations. Issuing bodies include city water departments and utilities (Tampa, Phoenix, Ocala, Holly Hill, LaGrange), county environmental and water resource agencies (Brevard, Hillsborough, Fulton, Gwinnett, Forsyth, Sacramento), special-purpose water authorities (Great Lakes Water Authority), and state environmental agencies (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality). Water departments and utilities appear as repeat buyers across multiple solicitations in the block. Procurement activity spans Florida (Brevard, Tampa, Orange, Holly Hill, Hillsborough, Okaloosa), Georgia (Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, LaGrange), and other states including Connecticut, Michigan, California, and Texas, with the highest recent concentration in Florida.

Representative recent opportunities include Brevard County's sole-source acquisition of an AlgaeTorch hand-held algae and bacteria detector from PPS Systems for $15,992.20 (posting October 19, 2026, response deadline December 11, 2025); Tampa's intent to single source Swan Analytical Instruments parts and service support (posted October 5, 2026, response deadline October 2, 2026); Holly Hill's IFB for provision and installation of Campbell Scientific water-level monitoring systems at five LPGA Canal locations (posted September 24, 2026, response deadline October 21, 2026); Fulton County's RFP for comprehensive water quality monitoring services across designated sites (posted September 22, 2026, response deadline October 27, 2026); Phoenix Water Services' IFB for pressure and temperature instrumentation equipment on a five-year contract commencing October 15, 2026 (posted August 18, 2026, response deadline August 18, 2026); and Gwinnett County's RFQ for water quality analytical services including taste/odor and cyanobacterial toxin analysis with NELAP certification required (posted August 28, 2026, response deadline September 4, 2026). Sole-source and limited-competition awards to authorized distributors and exclusive representatives (PPS Systems, Swan Analytical, Water Treatment & Controls Technology) appear alongside open competitive IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs across the block, indicating a mix of proprietary single-vendor systems and open-market instrumentation categories.