NIGP 24087: Silverware and Dishes, Specialized, Self-Help Feeding Type

NIGP 24087 Silverware And Dishes, Specialized, Self-Help Feeding Type is an Item code under which state and local governments procure adaptive eating utensils and specialized dishware designed for individuals with self-feeding limitations or disabilities. The recent activity in this code does not reflect direct procurement of self-help feeding equipment; instead, the sole indexed opportunity is a Sourcewell cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment, which falls outside the scope of adaptive feeding utensils and dishes. This mismatch suggests either a data-classification anomaly in the source or minimal recent state and local solicitation activity under the true scope of NIGP 24087.

No state and local contract opportunities for adaptive silverware and dishes are evident in the current opportunities block. The single indexed solicitation—Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment, due June 16, 2026—does not align with the product category defined by this code. Sourcewell is a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative advertising the RFP under Washington state law on behalf of Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and numerous other U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions, but the procurement targets law enforcement agencies rather than programs serving populations requiring specialized self-help feeding products. To identify actual market activity under NIGP 24087, monitor state health and human services departments, special-needs school districts, rehabilitation facilities, and long-term care procurement channels directly rather than relying on this narrow recent-opportunity set.