NIGP 98952: Metal Sampling and Analysis Services

NIGP 98952 Metal Sampling and Analysis Services, an Item code, encompasses environmental testing, water quality analysis, materials characterization, and site assessment services that state and local governments buy to support environmental compliance, remediation, infrastructure inspection, and permitting activities. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies procuring Phase I and II/III Environmental Site Assessments, hazardous waste determinations, asbestos and lead-based paint testing, water quality and biological sampling, wetlands delineation, indoor air quality assessments, materials corrosion analysis, and tank management services. Issuing bodies include cities, counties, and special-purpose districts, with Bradenton and Orlando (Florida cities) and Pasco County (Florida county government) soliciting environmental testing and site characterization services within the past three months. Procurement structures vary from professional services libraries with negotiated task orders to as-needed environmental services agreements, reflecting the episodic and project-driven nature of the work.

Florida dominates recent activity under this code. The City of Bradenton issued RFQ 26020MK in April 2026 for a Professional Services Library covering Phase I and II/III Environmental Site Assessments, remedial action planning, brownfield investigations, asbestos and lead-based paint testing, radon testing, mold and indoor air quality assessments, and materials testing, with a response deadline of April 2, 2026, and individual task orders capped at $500,000 (construction costs not to exceed $7,500,000). The City of Orlando posted RQS26-0340 in April 2026 for Construction Engineering and Inspection services supporting three water reclamation facility projects, due April 16, 2026. Pasco County issued RSQ-FP-26-037 in March 2026 for as-needed environmental services including water quality studies, biological assessments, wetlands delineation, stream restoration, and lake vegetation management, with a response deadline of April 14, 2026, structured as a three-year agreement with two optional one-year renewals. All three solicitations require Florida professional engineering licenses and emphasize past performance and technical qualifications; Pasco County offers local preference to firms with physical addresses in Pasco County or neighboring counties.