NIGP 989: Sampling and Sample Preparation Service, for Testing

NIGP 989 Sampling and Sample Preparation Service, For Testing is a Class code encompassing laboratory testing, materials analysis, and field investigation services that state and local governments procure for infrastructure, environmental, and regulatory compliance work. Recent solicitations show municipalities, counties, and water utilities contracting for acute and chronic toxicity testing of wastewater discharge, geotechnical and construction materials testing for capital projects, environmental site assessments and remediation design, drinking water quality analysis, transformer oil diagnostics, and specimen collection and drug testing. The work typically flows through RFQ, RFP, ITB, and continuing services contracts structured on a work-order or time-and-materials basis, often with no guaranteed minimum volume. Issuing bodies include municipal water and wastewater departments, county capital programs offices, city engineering and procurement divisions, and specialized agencies such as community corrections departments; repeat buyers are concentrated in Florida (Orlando, Fort Myers, Bradenton, Meriden, and Hillsborough County) and include mid-size cities and counties managing water infrastructure, police facilities, and treatment plants.

Geographic activity centers on Florida and Connecticut, with secondary presence in Kentucky and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Capital Programs Department issuing RPS-26-00367 for miscellaneous subsurface investigation and testing services (estimated $6 million, proposals due November 3, 2026) spanning geotechnical work, construction materials testing, roofing and waterproofing assessment, and asbestos-related services on a four-year work-order basis; the City of Meriden Water Department issuing ITB B026-58 for laboratory testing of 56 parameters including alkalinity, copper, lead, coliform, and PFAS (bids due June 12, 2026) on a two-year continuing contract; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issuing ITB-26-00323 for acute and chronic toxicity testing to verify wastewater discharge compliance (estimated $460,350 over three years, bids due July 31, 2026); the City of Fort Myers issuing RSQ 25-054 for material testing services on a continuing as-needed basis with 15 percent MBE participation goal; and the City of Bradenton issuing RFQ 26020MK for environmental testing engineering services including Phase I/II assessments, site characterization, and asbestos testing (proposals due April 2, 2026). Respondents typically must hold state professional engineer licenses, laboratory accreditations (FDOT, Connecticut Department of Public Health, or EPA certification), and insurances including professional liability ($1 million to $5 million per claim) and commercial general liability ($1 million to $5 million per occurrence).