NIGP 49520: Biology Equipment and Supplies (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 49520 Biology Equipment and Supplies (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, encompasses laboratory consumables, testing supplies, reagents, and specialized monitoring equipment that state and local governments procure for environmental testing, disease diagnostics, wildlife research, and K–12 science instruction. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying preserved biological specimens, micromedia, live materials, laboratory reagents, air quality testing supplies, sequencing consumables, foreign animal disease diagnostics, fish counting and monitoring systems, and histology and toxicology supplies. The mix of issuing bodies includes state departments of agriculture and consumer services, county school districts, county health and environmental agencies, universities, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles. Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services appears repeatedly as a buyer of specialized laboratory consumables for regulatory testing and disease surveillance.

Activity under this code concentrates in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, and Oregon, with recent solicitations spanning both single-source procurements and competitive bids. Representative opportunities include Pinellas County School District (Florida) issuing ITB #26CD039 for Indoor Air Quality Services—asbestos, mold, and air sampling testing with mandatory pre-bid attendance October 28, 2026, and sealed bids due November 6, 2026, estimated at approximately $100,000; Cobb County School District (Georgia) issuing IFB B26128 for science specimens, chemicals, supplies, and equipment across 112 schools with bids due June 16, 2026, estimated annual expenditure $175,000; the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services posting single-source notices for laboratory supplies from BioMérieux, Illumina MiSeq reagents and library prep kits ($40,000–$75,000), and Indical Bioscience foreign animal disease testing supplies ($50,000–$55,000); Cook County, Illinois requesting bids on histology and toxicology supplies (RR 2457-09110) due July 22, 2026; and the University of Southern Mississippi pursuing a sole-source acquisition for a Vaki fish monitoring system at the Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center. Cooperative purchasing activity is present through Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment (note: this appears tangential to biological sciences) on behalf of multiple counties. School districts and state agricultural/environmental testing laboratories are the most active repeat buyers.