NIGP 78082: Test Systems and Calibration Standards

NIGP 78082 Test Systems And Calibration Standards is an Item code under which state and local governments procure calibration, verification, and maintenance services for specialized equipment and instrumentation, along with precision measurement devices and laboratory systems. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties buying meter verification and calibration services, boiler burner cleaning and tuning with combustion efficiency testing, forensic laboratory equipment calibration meeting ISO 17025 standards, and precision measurement instruments. The work ranges from one-time equipment purchases to multi-year service contracts with preventative maintenance and emergency repair coverage.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include municipal water utilities, city public works departments, county forensic laboratories, and state procurement offices. Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in California, the City of Norwalk in Connecticut, San Mateo County in California, and the State of California have posted opportunities in the past four months. Representative recent solicitations include EMWD's RFP 3856 for meter verification, calibration, certification, preventative maintenance, and repair services with a response date of July 15, 2026; the City of Norwalk's IFB 4492 for burner cleaning, emergency and repair service at 17 municipal facilities across three contract years with a response date of May 8, 2026; San Mateo County's RFQ 2026RFQ00359 seeking ISO 17025-accredited laboratory calibration services for an extensive array of forensic instrumentation across a three-year term; and the State of California's RFB IS-26200694 for procurement of an OHAUS SPX8200 scale unit with a March 23, 2026 response date. Activity concentrates in California and Connecticut, with opportunities spanning water utilities, municipal facilities management, criminal justice laboratory operations, and state equipment procurement.