NIGP 46502: Anesthesia and Respiration Equipment, Hospital: Controls, Gauges, Outlets, Tents, Valves, Ventilators, etc.

NIGP 46502 Anesthesia and Respiration Equipment, Hospital: Controls, Gauges, Outlets, Tents, Valves, Ventilators, Etc. (Item code) covers the procurement of medical respiratory and anesthesia apparatus, including ventilators, oxygen generating systems, SCBA and air-bottle filling and maintenance, tent structures, and related accessories and repair services. State and local governments buy under this code when equipping hospitals, detention facilities, fire and rescue departments, and emergency response caches with respiratory support equipment and when maintaining existing ventilator stock. The issuing bodies span state health departments, county sheriff and corrections offices, fire rescue departments, community college districts, and school districts purchasing automated external defibrillators and related medical equipment. Recent solicitations show a mix of master-agreement purchases through cooperative-purchasing vehicles (NASPO ValuePoint), competitive bids for equipment acquisition and installation, and contracts for ongoing preventive maintenance and emergency repair services on specialized respiratory hardware.

Activity clusters in the Southeast and West. The State of Idaho is administering a NASPO ValuePoint RFP for medical supplies due November 9, 2026, drawing participation from multiple states and political subdivisions. The Florida Department of Health issued an ITB for two oxygen generating systems for Jacksonville Fire and Rescue due August 13, 2026 with delivery by September 30, 2026; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted an ITB for maintenance and repair of 40 Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 ventilators over three years (estimated value $140,225) due June 12, 2026; Missouri requested quotations for ventilator maintenance services on Hamilton T1 and H900 units due August 19, 2026. The City of Augusta, Georgia solicited repair of two Trane energy recovery ventilators at a detention center under ITB 26-177 due October 9, 2026. The County of Orange, California (Sheriff-Coroner) issued a three-year IFB for SCBA and air-bottle filling, maintenance, and repair due June 11, 2026, with County of Orange Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise preferences available. Cobb County School District requested quotes for AED equipment and accessories (approximately $50,000) in two separate RFQ cycles in June and July 2026. A Sourcewell cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment (RFP #061626) with proposals due June 16, 2026 also encompasses respiratory and emergency-response apparatus for multiple Washington counties and participating public entities nationwide.