NIGP 05240: Masks

NIGP 05240 Masks, an Item code, covers respiratory protection equipment and face coverings that state and local governments procure for occupational safety, public health response, and emergency preparedness. The code captures disposable and reusable masks including N95 respirators, surgical masks, cloth masks, and specialized protective equipment for first responders, healthcare workers, facilities maintenance staff, and emergency operations. Issuing bodies include state health departments, county emergency management offices, city public works and facilities departments, school districts, and transit authorities, typically buying masks as part of routine occupational safety stock, pandemic or epidemic response, or hazard-specific workplace protection programs.

No recent state and local contract opportunities under NIGP 05240 are present in the available source material. This absence does not indicate zero procurement activity; masks remain a commodity that government agencies purchase regularly through both direct buy and cooperative purchasing channels. Procurement professionals evaluating this code should monitor state health department RFQs and county emergency management ITBs, particularly in jurisdictions with active hazmat response programs or facilities management operations, and track cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate mask procurement across multiple agencies to access volume pricing.