NIGP 49550: Herbarium Equipment and Supplies: Drying Cases, etc.

NIGP 49550 Herbarium Equipment and Supplies: Drying Cases, Etc., an Item code, encompasses specialized equipment and materials used to preserve, organize, and maintain plant specimens in herbarium collections — including drying cases, mounting supplies, storage cabinets, and related preservation tools. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through natural history museums, botanical gardens, university research facilities, and environmental agencies that maintain active plant collections for scientific study, education, and reference. The work involves sourcing purpose-built or custom herbarium infrastructure rather than general laboratory equipment; recent activity reflects ongoing maintenance and expansion of institutional botanical collections.

The source provided contains no recent state or local contract opportunities under this code. Without posted solicitations, no geographic spread, issuing-body concentration, or representative opportunities can be documented.