NIGP 46505: Blood Cell Counters, Processors, Separators, and Accessories: IV Sets, etc.

NIGP 46505 Blood Cell Counters, Processors, Separators, and Accessories: IV Sets, Etc., an Item code, encompasses medical laboratory and transfusion equipment, blood-collection consumables, and related accessories that state and local government health systems, hospitals, clinics, and blood banks procure for clinical and transfusion services. The scope includes blood-cell counting and processing instruments, cell separation equipment, intravenous administration sets, collection bags, anticoagulants, and compatible accessories used in hematology, transfusion medicine, and related laboratory operations. State health departments, county and municipal health systems, hospital authorities, and specialized blood banks represent the primary issuing bodies under this code, with cooperative purchasing vehicles like NASPO ValuePoint providing multi-state procurement frameworks to aggregate demand and secure favorable terms.

Recent activity centers on master-agreement solicitations that consolidate procurement across multiple jurisdictions. NASPO ValuePoint Medical Supplies RFP 1433, posted September 25, 2026 with proposals due November 9, 2026, establishes master agreements for medical supplies across state and local government entities nationwide, administered by South Dakota with submission through Idaho's procurement system or the NASPO ValuePoint website. The cooperative-purchasing model allows individual health departments and local procurement offices to call off from established contracts rather than conduct independent solicitations, reducing procurement cycle time and leveraging collective volume pricing. Geographic activity spans multiple states through the NASPO framework; specific states and jurisdictions with concentrated recent demand are not detailed in available postings. The code shows current procurement momentum through multi-state cooperative vehicles, though individual state and local health-system solicitations under this Item code are not identified in the recent-opportunities block.