NIGP 41003: Beds and Mattresses, Hospital Specialized: Air Beds, Intensive Care, Orthopedic, Waterbeds, etc.

NIGP 41003 Beds and Mattresses, Hospital Specialized (Item) encompasses therapeutic and specialized medical beds that state and local governments acquire on a rental or purchase basis to support acute-care hospital operations, long-term care, and higher-education residential facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring specialty therapeutic beds for pressure injury prevention and treatment, standard residential mattresses meeting fire-retardant specifications for dormitory use, and durable medical equipment including positioning devices and adaptive seating as part of comprehensive rehabilitation services. Issuing bodies include public hospital systems, state university systems, and state health and human services agencies; San Mateo Medical Center (a public hospital), the South Dakota Board of Regents (representing multiple university campuses), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat or multi-location buyers pursuing consolidated procurements across multiple service locations and facilities.

Geographic activity centers on California, South Dakota, and Texas. San Mateo Medical Center issued an RFP for specialty therapeutic bed rental services (due July 27, 2026) specifying local preference (5 to 10 percent) and a five-year contract term, with scoring weighted toward project approach (30 points), firm qualifications (25 points), team qualifications (20 points), and price (25 points). The South Dakota Board of Regents issued an IFB for residence hall mattresses (due June 30, 2026) requesting 20 dual-firmness foam mattresses for South Dakota State University and 94 for Dakota State University, with delivery required by mid-to-late July and strict compliance with flammability standards (CFR 1632, CPSC 16 CFR 1633, and California Technical Bulletin 129). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an RFP for durable medical equipment and services (due June 2, 2026) spanning eleven categories across eleven Texas regions to support traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury rehabilitation, with an anticipated contract value of up to $5,000,000 through August 31, 2031, a 21.1 percent HUB set-aside requirement, and evaluation weighted toward project work plan (60 percent).