NIGP 17503: Aprons and Gloves, Laboratory: Plastic, Rubber, etc.

NIGP 17503 Aprons and Gloves, Laboratory: Plastic, Rubber, Etc. (Item) covers protective gloves and related personal protective equipment that state and local governments procure for laboratory operations, crime labs, fire departments, and field work across multiple jurisdictions. Recent solicitations reveal that the code encompasses disposable and reusable gloves in multiple materials—nitrile, neoprene, latex, and leather—specified by size, quantity, and sometimes by branded model, procured as standalone items or bundled within larger supplies contracts for forensic, medical, or maintenance operations.

Issuing bodies include county water resources departments, city police and fire departments, city purchasing divisions, county public health labs, and school districts. The geographic spread of recent activity spans Georgia (Atlanta Public Schools), Florida (Tampa Fire Department, Hillsborough County Water Resources), Texas (Donna Independent School District), New Mexico (Albuquerque Police Department), and California (Santa Clara County). Representative opportunities include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issuing ITB 26-00171 for gloves (leather work, oily grip coated, chemical resistance, cut protection, disposable medical-grade neoprene, and disposable nitrile in specified sizes) with a two-year blanket purchase agreement and a $213,855.20 estimated budget, bids due March 23, 2026; Albuquerque Police Department's RFB 2026-762-POL-DV for crime lab supplies including protective gloves among 124 line items, due May 13, 2026 (extended from May 12); and Atlanta Public Schools issuing two overlapping ITBs in June 2026 for trash liners and gloves, with bids due July 10, 2026. Activity under this code is steady and driven by routine departmental replenishment cycles rather than one-time capital projects.