NIGP 96222: Chemical Laboratory Services

NIGP 96222 Chemical Laboratory Services, an Item code, encompasses environmental and regulatory compliance testing that state and local governments procure for water quality, drinking water safety, wastewater permit compliance, lead contamination assessment, and landfill monitoring. The work involves specialized analytical methods—flame atomic absorption, graphite furnace analysis, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and toxicity characteristic procedures—applied to paint chips, soil, dust, food, water samples, and environmental matrices, all performed to EPA, FDEP, FDOH, and state-specific standards within defined turnaround times. Issuing bodies span state environmental and health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Human Services, Mississippi State Department of Health), county environmental and water departments (Escambia County, Sarasota County, Seminole County), and municipal water and wastewater systems (City of Atlanta, City of Salem, City of Palm Bay, City of Sarasota). A subset of opportunities target specialized forensic and medical laboratory work, including pathogen identification, toxicology, and medical examiner testing. Recent solicitations show repeat buyers across Texas, Florida, Oregon, and Mississippi, with activity concentrated in state environmental compliance programs and municipal water quality operations.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's lead sample analysis services for the Blood Lead Surveillance Branch (IFB HHS0017054V2, due July 31, 2026), seeking an EPA-recognized NLLAP-accredited laboratory to analyze environmental samples from sites with elevated childhood lead exposure, with firm-fixed pricing, four-hour response times, and a mandatory Historically Underutilized Business Subcontracting Plan requirement; the City of Sarasota's analytical laboratory services for drinking water, wastewater, and reclaimed water compliance testing (ITB 26-13JS, originally due May 7, 2026), covering industrial wastewater, municipal wastewater, and treated effluent with seven-day transportation and emergency pickup; the Mississippi State Department of Health's water testing laboratory services for community public water systems statewide (IFB 3160008076, due June 29, 2026), requiring microorganism, disinfection byproduct, and inorganic chemical analysis under EPA methods with 45-day result delivery; the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Superfund engineering services (RFQ 582-27-00400, due June 8, 2026), seeking feasibility studies and remedial design with minimum staffing of licensed professional engineers; and the City of Salem, Oregon's drinking water quality laboratory services (Bid 267022, due April 22, 2026), requiring ORELAP accreditation, analysis of 37 analyte categories under Safe Drinking Water Act compliance, and 2-4 week turnaround. Most opportunities specify 12-month to five-year initial terms with renewal options, require proof of relevant certifications and references, and mandate insurance minimums ($1 million to $2 million in liability coverage). Set-aside language is present in Texas procurements (HUB Subcontracting Plans with 26 percent utilization goals and DBE/MBE percentages ranging 21–31 percent), while Florida and Oregon opportunities include no identified set-asides.