NIGP 26026: Dental Units and Components: Chairs, Compressed Air and Aspiration Devices, Consoles, Handpieces, etc.

NIGP 26026, Dental Units and Components: Chairs, Compressed Air and Aspiration Devices, Consoles, Handpieces, Etc., is an Item code under which state and local governments procure complete dental operatory systems and their component parts for clinical and institutional settings. Recent activity shows state health agencies soliciting specified dental chairs, delivery systems, compressors, vacuum equipment, and operator stools as integrated packages for state-supported living centers and secure facilities. The issuing body in the recent record is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), procuring on behalf of both HHSC and the Department of State Health Services for use across multiple facilities. Work under this code consists of single-source manufacturer specifications — in the recent Texas solicitations, ADEC chairs and delivery systems paired with AirTeq compressor and vacuum units — supplied as firm, fixed-price arrangements with all freight and delivery costs included by the vendor.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued two related IFBs for dental equipment under this code in mid-2026. The first IFB (HHS0017444, posted June 12, 2026, due June 22, 2026) covered seven pieces of dental equipment for the Denton Secure Supportive Living Center with a historical spend guideline of $46,808.94 and an initial contract term of September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2026 plus one optional one-year extension. A follow-on IFB (HHS0017444V2, posted July 1, 2026, due July 8, 2026) refined the scope into three grouped line items (a comprehensive chair-and-delivery-system package, a doctor's stool, and an assistant's stool) for the Denton State Supported Living Center, with the same historical spend reference and contract term structure. Both solicitations award on best value to the state rather than lowest price, require firm pricing valid for 240 days, and include Texas-specific compliance affirmations addressing debarment, E-Verify, child support, abortion services, and foreign ownership restrictions.