NIGP 34549: Gloves, Therapeutic

NIGP 34549 Gloves, Therapeutic is an Item code encompassing therapeutic and medical-grade gloves procured by state and local governments as components of broader medical supply contracts. State and local buyers source these gloves through full-line medical supply distributors that serve government agencies, school districts, and other public entities. The gloves are typically part of comprehensive personal protective equipment and medical supply portfolios rather than standalone line items, with therapeutic gloves integrated into larger procurement vehicles that also cover wound care products, needles and syringes, patient testing supplies, and hospital furnishings. Issuing bodies pursuing therapeutic gloves include state purchasing alliances, counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose districts accessing these products through cooperative purchasing agreements. The Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP), operating under the State of Minnesota Department of Administration's Office of State Procurement, is a significant repeat buyer in this category.

MMCAP posted RFP 37259 for Medical Supplies on June 12, 2026, with a response due date of July 20, 2026 at 2 p.m. Central Time, requesting full-line medical supply and equipment distributors capable of serving approximately 8,000 actively purchasing government members across the United States and supplying at least twenty states. The cooperative's members generate approximately $300 million in collective annual purchasing power within the medical supply portfolio, and therapeutic gloves are among the core product categories required in the proposal. Respondents must demonstrate a secure online ordering system, a minimum of four years of domestic operations with average monthly sales of at least $2 million, and at least 750 active ship-to locations monthly. The initial contract term is four years with options for up to thirty-six months of extensions in increments determined by MMCAP, and all awarded vendors must pay a three percent administrative fee on all member purchases. Questions were due June 30, 2026, with final answers posted July 7, 2026.