NIGP 05527: Emergency Kits for Vehicles Including First Aid Kit, Tools, etc.

NIGP 05527 Emergency Kits For Vehicles Including First Aid Kit, Tools, Etc., Item, encompasses individual trauma kits, first aid supplies, and specialized emergency equipment for public safety fleet vehicles—particularly law enforcement and fire rescue operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code are purchasing compact trauma kits (such as police Individual First Aid Kits with tourniquets, hemostatic gauze, and chest seals), janitorial and operational supplies for fire stations, and aftermarket upfitting services that integrate emergency lighting, communication equipment, toolboxes, and related accessories into fleet vehicles. The issuing bodies span transit authorities, county boards of commissioners, fire departments, and state procurement offices. Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) has posted blanket purchase orders for police first aid kits on multiple occasions; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued a competitive sealed bid for consumable supplies serving 47 fire rescue stations; and the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services established a regional cooperative purchasing agreement for law enforcement vehicle upfit equipment serving Washington and Oregon.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The Washington County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) solicited bids for a 2027 Ford 4x4 F550 custom-built mini rescue vehicle (IFB PE33306NONST2027000000027, response November 23, 2026) compliant with NFPA 1901 standards, with compartments, SCBA storage, and integrated lighting; DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority) released a blanket purchase order for Police Individual First Aid Kits measuring 7 inches by 4.5 inches with specific contents including CAT tourniquets and hemostatic gauze (blanket PO REQ2098680REPOST, due September 29, 2026); and the City of Fort Myers, Florida awarded multiple-vendor contracts for aftermarket upfitting services on a nonexclusive basis for fleet vehicles including emergency lighting, backup cameras, and service bodies (ITB 26-063, due August 20, 2026). The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department contract valued consumable supplies at $765,679.84 annually for a one-year term.