NIGP 41015: Chairs and Modules, Blood Collecting

NIGP 41015 Chairs and Modules, Blood Collecting is an Item code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show that public agencies are actually procuring ergonomic seating for emergency communications personnel and occupational medical surveillance services rather than blood-collection equipment. The Gwinnett County, Georgia procurement (IWQ 135152, solicitation number PE77023NONST2027000000711) sought quotes for E911 chairs to equip an emergency communications center, due August 31, 2026. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued RFP 20260825 on behalf of Washington State Ferries on August 25, 2026, requesting proposals for occupational medical surveillance services—baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit examinations for four personnel categories across 14 ferry system locations statewide, with evaluations due October 9, 2026. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing entity, posted RFP 061626 in May 2026 for Law Enforcement Equipment on behalf of Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and other participating jurisdictions. The scope mismatch between the legacy NIGP code description and actual procurement activity suggests that state and local governments are using this code to route purchases that fall outside traditional blood-collection contexts.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Pacific Northwest (Washington State) and Southeast (Georgia), with a multi-jurisdictional cooperative vehicle anchored in Minnesota. The Gwinnett County and Washington State Ferries opportunities target specific local or regional needs with defined response dates in August and October 2026, respectively. The Sourcewell cooperative vehicle represents a broader purchasing mechanism available to thousands of governmental entities, school districts, and nonprofits across the United States and Canada, though the available documentation does not specify set-asides, incumbent vendors, or budget ranges. All three opportunities employed standard state and local procurement vehicles—IFQ (Invitation for Quote), RFP, and cooperative purchasing frameworks—typical of routine capital equipment and services buys by county governments, state departments, and cooperative purchasing organizations.