NIGP 49584: Slide Stainer Equipment and Accessories (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 49584 Slide Stainer Equipment And Accessories (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, covers laboratory equipment relocation and associated services for state and local agencies moving analytical and forensic instrumentation, hazardous materials, and supporting infrastructure between facilities. The State of Missouri Division of Purchasing's laboratory relocation RFP (Solicitation 300000256628988, due August 11, 2026) demonstrates the scope: the solicitation encompasses movement, recalibration, and installation of over 100 analytical instruments (gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, ICP-MS systems, HPLC instruments) plus over 1,600 chemical items and reagents across three state laboratories—the Department of Natural Resources, Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory (spanning DNA analysis, toxicology, drug chemistry, firearms, and trace evidence disciplines), and the Department of Agriculture—to a new multi-agency campus in Jefferson City. Contractors must meet minimum qualifications of five years' professional experience moving and recalibrating analytical laboratory equipment and one year moving hazardous materials under DOT regulations, plus maintain a leadership team of up to three project managers and working team of at least three laboratory personnel with relocation experience, and at least three hazmat-trained movers. The contract period runs through April 30, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals.

The Missouri solicitation represents activity in the Central region under a state purchasing office on behalf of multiple state agencies. The RFP mandates firm and fixed pricing with the contractor bearing all costs including $2,000,000 minimum general and automobile liability insurance and personnel background checks; it is funded in part with federal funds and subject to federal compliance requirements including drug-free workplace certification and civil rights statutes. Mandatory facility tours occurred July 29, 2026, at three locations with a pre-proposal teleconference the same day. No additional recent opportunities appear in the current record.