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

NIGP 17503 Aprons And Gloves, Laboratory: Plastic, Rubber, Etc., an Item code, covers personal protective equipment and consumable glove products that state and local governments procure for laboratory, science, healthcare, and janitorial operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing both laboratory-grade protective gloves and general-purpose work gloves—including trash liners paired with gloves for custodial use—indicating the code captures a broad range of hand and body protection across multiple operational contexts. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts and cooperative purchasing organizations; Atlanta Public Schools appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple IFBs for trash liners and gloves across the second and third quarters of 2026.

Sourcewell, the Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, posted an RFP on September 21, 2026 (due November 10, 2026) for Laboratory and Science Equipment, Supplies, and Related Technology and Services on behalf of its Participating Entities, which likely encompasses laboratory gloves and related protective gear across its member jurisdictions. Atlanta Public Schools, operating in Georgia, issued four separate IFBs for trash liners and gloves between late June and late July 2026, with response dates of July 10 and August 7, 2026, submitted through the Bonfire Hub procurement portal. The recent-opportunities block does not identify activity outside Minnesota and Georgia, nor does it specify contract values or incumbent vendors.