NIGP 26972: Miscellaneous Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 26972 Miscellaneous Drugs And Pharmaceuticals (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, covers pharmaceutical products and services state and local governments procure outside traditional drug-category codes—including emergency medical services pharmaceuticals, controlled substances, specialty medications, naloxone, parenteral nutrition solutions, pharmacy benefits management, and medication-dispensing platforms for healthcare delivery and public-health response. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing EMS medications and dosage-calculation software (Collier County, Florida), parenteral nutrition and intravenous solutions for correctional facilities (Washington Department of Corrections), naloxone for opioid-response programs (New Jersey Department of Human Services, Seminole County, Florida), primary-care medication dispensing for Ryan White and community health programs (DeKalb Public Health, Georgia), and pharmacy vending and inventory management (Tucson Fire Department). Issuing bodies include county health departments, state departments of corrections and treasury, municipal fire departments, and public-health authorities. The code also captures high-volume, multi-year statewide cooperative purchasing vehicles—Illinois extended a $9 million Narcan master agreement through cooperative purchasing in June 2026, and New Jersey solicited pharmacy benefits management administration for approximately 800,000 state employees and dependents.

Solicitation activity clusters in Florida, Washington, New Jersey, Georgia, Arizona, Illinois, and other states with active opioid-response and public-health infrastructure investment. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington Department of Corrections RFQQ for parenteral products, services, and equipment across eight facilities (response due October 7, 2026), the New Jersey Department of Human Services ITQ for FDA-approved naloxone nasal spray with 24-hour order-and-ship response windows and historical annual volumes around 265,000 cartons (response due October 27, 2026), and the City of Tucson Fire Department RFP for BLS and ALS pharmaceuticals with VendNovation vending-machine and inventory-management integration (response due June 24, 2026). Collier County's single-source notice for Handtevy EMS protocol and dosage-calculation software (protest deadline September 24, 2026) and DeKalb Public Health's RFQ for primary-care medication dispensing to Ryan White patients (response due July 27, 2026) reflect specialization toward clinical workflow integration and community-based healthcare access. Contracts typically require state pharmacy licensure, DEA and FDA compliance, same-day or next-day delivery capability, controlled-substance handling, and comprehensive liability insurance in the $1 million to $2 million range per occurrence.