NIGP 20142: Gloves: Latex, Plastic, PVC, Poly, Synthetic, Vinyl, etc. (All Types)

NIGP 20142 Gloves: Latex, Plastic, PVC, Poly, Synthetic, Vinyl, Etc. (All Types) is an Item code covering disposable and work gloves in multiple materials and sizes procured on as-needed and annual contract bases by state and local government. State and local buyers under this code purchase exam gloves (latex and nitrile), leather work gloves, dotted knit gloves, coated nitrile gloves, and foodservice gloves across size ranges from small to XX-large for use in public utilities, detention facilities, fire rescue, emergency medical services, school districts, and correctional operations. Issuing bodies include municipal utilities departments, county detention centers, county fire rescue operations, county EMS, school districts, and county corrections facilities. Recent solicitations show glove procurement concentrated among city public utilities departments, county detention and corrections facilities, school districts, and county EMS and fire rescue operations. The Long Beach Public Utilities Department has posted two separate glove RFQs within four months (July and October 2026), signaling repeat procurement activity.

Recent activity spans California, Texas, Florida, Utah, Ohio, and Georgia. The Long Beach Public Utilities Department posted an RFQ for 38 glove line items (latex exam, nitrile exam in multiple brands, cow grain leather, dotted knit, PIP coated, and work gloves with foam nitrile palm coating) due November 10, 2026, with a 10 percent local-vendor preference capped at $50,000 for evaluation; the contract term is two years with firm unit pricing required throughout. The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida posted an ITB for first aid supplies including exam gloves, estimated annual value $130,000, due November 20, 2025. Granite School District in Utah posted an IFB for foodservice nitrile gloves due July 17, 2026, funded with federal money triggering Davis-Bacon and Buy American compliance. The Ohio Sheriff's Corrections Center posted two separate RFBs for three-year nitrile glove contracts (2,160 cases extra-large, 1,440 cases large, 1,440 cases medium annually) with bids due June 26, 2026 and July 1, 2026. Atlanta Public Schools posted multiple bids for trash liners and gloves in June and July 2026. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue posted an ITB for janitorial and operational supplies with estimated contract value $765,679.84 due July 24, 2026, and Chatham County posted an ITB for warehouse supplies including vinyl and nitrile gloves with a 30 percent combined M/WBE participation goal due September 15, 2026.