NIGP 20860: Medical Software, All Types

NIGP 20860 Medical Software, All Types is an Item code that spans clinical imaging platforms, EHR privacy monitoring, predictive analytics and clinical decision support, pharmacy inventory management, assessment systems, and specialized medical device management software being procured by state agencies, county health systems, universities, and independent school districts. State and local governments are actively soliciting these solutions to integrate with existing healthcare IT infrastructure, comply with HIPAA and regulatory standards, and support clinical operations across primary care, emergency medicine, oncology, public health, and specialized care delivery. The mix of issuing bodies includes university health systems (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, University of Houston), county healthcare authorities (Central Health/Travis County Healthcare District, San Mateo Medical Center, Clackamas County Health Centers, San Bernardino County's Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Santa Clara County Health and Hospital System), state health departments (Illinois Department of Human Services, South Dakota Department of Health, Texas A&M University health division), and independent community health centers (CommUnityCare/Central Texas Community Health Centers).

Recent opportunities reflect three dominant procurement patterns: clinical imaging and oncology tumor measurement platforms supporting research infrastructure and radiology workflows; EHR privacy monitoring and access control software integrating with Epic systems to detect unauthorized access through rules-based or machine learning detection; and AI-powered predictive analytics platforms targeting emergency department utilization and preventable hospital readmissions in safety-net and Medicaid populations. Representative solicitations include the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's RFP for a comprehensive oncology clinical imaging platform (due August 7, 2026), CommUnityCare's RFP for EHR Privacy Monitoring Software (RFP 2026-05-002, due June 26, 2026), Texas A&M University's Texas Integrated Health Data Analytics Platform (RFP TAMHSC-RFP-26-0643, due July 17, 2026), and Central Health's RFQ for an AI-powered predictive analytics and clinical decision support platform targeting ED utilization and preventable readmissions (RFQ 2605-001, due June 8, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple health systems and state health programs), California (San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Bernardino counties), Illinois (state health department), with additional single opportunities in Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Arizona. The code shows sustained activity through mid-July 2026, with HIPAA compliance, SOC 2 or HITRUST certification, United States data residency, and integration with dominant EHR platforms (Epic, Cerner, Altera) as critical qualification thresholds across most solicitations.