NIGP 93862: Laboratory Equipment and Accessories, Maintenance and Repair: for General and Analytical Research Use, Nuclear, Optical, Physical

NIGP 93862 Laboratory Equipment and Accessories, Maintenance and Repair: For General and Analytical Research Use, Nuclear, Optical, Physical is an Item code covering preventive maintenance, repair services, parts supply, and technical support for specialized analytical and diagnostic laboratory instruments across state and local agencies. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through sole-source and single-feasible-source determinations, reflecting the proprietary nature of high-specification equipment and manufacturer-exclusive servicing requirements. Recent solicitations show demand for service agreements covering gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, sequencing instruments, water purification systems, centrifuges, thermal cyclers, autoclave sterilizers, and specialized analyzers used in forensic labs, environmental testing, water quality monitoring, disease surveillance, and animal health diagnostics.

Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation, agriculture, law enforcement, environmental protection, and health; county utilities and wastewater departments; municipal water authorities; transit agencies; and school districts. Florida dominates recent activity, with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Transportation, and Department of Financial Services posting multiple sole-source notices across June through August 2026. Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment posted a cluster of genomic surveillance equipment service agreements in July. Texas, Missouri, Illinois, California, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Idaho agencies also posted opportunities. Representative recent solicitations include the Florida Department of Transportation's single-source procurement (SS17180) for Malvern Panalytical X-ray fluorescence equipment maintenance at $39,711 for one year (due October 27, 2026); the Colorado Department of Public Health's sole-source agreement with Illumina, Inc. for MiSEQ and NovaSeq sequencing instrument service covering July 31, 2026 through May 27, 2031 at $275,000 (due July 22, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for sterilization equipment maintenance at the DSHS South Texas Laboratory covering Lancer and Getinge equipment with historical annual costs between $25,050 and $40,000 (due August 26, 2026); and Escambia County's service contract solicitation for a Seal Analytical AQ400 nutrient analyzer covering October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 (due August 12, 2026). Sole-source and single-feasible-source procurements dominate this code, typically citing manufacturer certification requirements, proprietary software and parts exclusivity, and quality assurance standards. Competitive RFQs and ITBs appear less frequently but include the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's IFB for annual laboratory equipment calibration services (due October 21, 2026) and the City of Fort Worth's RFQt for a laboratory autoclave sterilizer system (due September 24, 2026).