NIGP 49526: Biology Specimens and Cultures (Including Microbial): Complete Ecosystems, etc.

NIGP 49526 Biology Specimens And Cultures (Including Microbial): Complete Ecosystems, Etc., Item code, encompasses laboratory supplies, testing kits, sequencing consumables, specimen collection services, and microbial ecosystem systems that state and local governments procure for environmental testing, public health monitoring, criminal justice drug screening, and regulatory DNA analysis. Recent activity shows divergence between the abstract taxonomy and what agencies are actually buying: procurement here spans indoor air quality testing with microbial analysis, stormwater remediation systems seeded with biological cultures, drug-testing specimen collection and immunoassay screening, and proprietary laboratory reagents and sequencing supplies for regulatory workflows.

Issuing bodies include school districts (Pinellas County Schools in Florida), county environmental and health agencies (Escambia County, Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department in Texas), state agricultural and food-safety departments (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services), and independent school districts acquiring textbooks. Recent opportunities posted between August and October 2026 show activity concentrated in Florida and Texas. Representative solicitations include Pinellas County School District's ITB 26-CD-039 for Indoor Air Quality Services (due November 6, 2026, approximately $100,000 estimated value) requiring an in-house laboratory with microbiologists and same-day to five-day air-quality analysis capability; Escambia County's RFP for Bio-Health Pod Systems stormwater technology demonstration and evaluation (re-solicited September 28, 2026, with same-day deadline) funded through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Innovative Technology Grant Program; Collin County's RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services (due July 23, 2026, $600,000 estimated contract value over two years) covering 25,031 annual tests with immunoassay screening and LC/MS/MS confirmation; and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' single-source notices for BioMérieux laboratory supplies (September 23, 2026 deadline) and Illumina sequencing reagents and library-prep supplies ($40,000 to $75,000 estimated value through June 30, 2027).