NIGP 88595: Water Testing Kits (for Chlorine, Hardness, pH, etc.)

NIGP 88595 Water Testing Kits (For Chlorine, Hardness, pH, Etc.) is an Item code capturing consumable water-quality monitoring supplies and reagent kits that state and local water utilities, parks departments, and correctional facilities procure for routine operational compliance testing. Recent solicitations show municipal water and wastewater treatment operations buying water-testing reagents and kits as line items within broader chemical and supply contracts, alongside chlorine analyzers, water treatment chemicals, and laboratory testing services. The City of Pittsburgh Department of Parks and Recreation recently solicited water-testing reagents and kits as part of swimming pool chemical and supplies procurement (IFB #2026-IFB-099, due July 15, 2026); the City of Meriden Water Department solicited laboratory testing services that implicitly include reagent testing kits for drinking water parameter analysis (ITB B026-58, due June 12, 2026); and the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council solicited a portable multi-parameter sonde water quality monitoring system with calibration solutions (RFQ REQ26000532, due June 15, 2026). Water testing kits appear most commonly bundled within larger MRO, chemical supply, and laboratory testing contracts rather than as standalone procurements, reflecting their role as consumable inputs to broader water-quality assurance workflows.

Activity under this code spans water utilities in Florida (Hillsborough County, City of Meriden), Georgia (City of LaGrange, City of Griffin), South Carolina (Greenville County), and Texas (City of Dallas, City of Ocala), with repeat buyers including municipal water and wastewater treatment departments and county recreation facilities. The geographic spread suggests consistent baseline demand across the Southeast and Texas, with cities and counties treating water testing kits as routine operational line items within annual or multi-year chemical and supplies contracts. Most solicitations are ITBs or RFQs with response dates clustering in May through July 2026, indicating summer purchasing cycles tied to fiscal-year budget execution and peak-season facility operations. Award decisions typically go to lowest-cost responsive bidders on individual line items, with pricing structured per-unit or per-test and delivery required within two to five days of purchase order issuance to support continuous facility operations.