NIGP 62546: Optical Components: Blanks, Domes, Filters, Lenses, Mirrors, Prisms, etc. (see Class 490 for Microscopes)

NIGP 62546 Optical Components: Blanks, Domes, Filters, Lenses, Mirrors, Prisms, Etc., an Item code, encompasses optical and display-related equipment that state and local governments procure for laboratory, educational, and audiovisual applications. The work being solicited includes microscopes and optical accessories for science and medical laboratory use, optical lenses and frames, and LED displays and video wall technologies for institutional signage and scoreboards. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state comptroller and procurement offices managing cooperative purchasing vehicles, school districts, and state universities. Recent activity shows a mix of indefinite-quantity cooperative agreements enabling multiple agencies to access pre-negotiated pricing, and individual RFP procurements for specialized optical and display equipment. Vendors responding to opportunities under this code must typically complete mandatory certifications, price sheets, insurance statements, and compliance attestations covering antitrust, equal employment opportunity, debarment, and state and federal regulatory requirements.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Michigan, and Georgia. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts posted a cooperative purchasing RFP (Solicitation 304T27490M2) for microscopes and accessories through the Texas Cooperative Purchasing Network, with proposals due September 1, 2026, establishing firm fixed-price unit costs for use by multiple state and local agencies. The State of Michigan issued a Notice of Intent for RFP 250000002612 on optical lenses and frames with a response deadline of July 31, 2026, though the underlying RFP scope and evaluation criteria were not fully disclosed in the posted summary. Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) Board of Education in Georgia solicited competitive sealed proposals for digital signage, scoreboards, video walls, LED displays, and related audiovisual technologies under RFP-2701KM, with proposals due August 10, 2026, establishing a national cooperative purchasing contract through September 24, 2029. Cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the recent opportunity profile, allowing individual agencies to leverage pre-negotiated rates rather than managing standalone procurements.