NIGP 46555: Intravenous and Arterial Infusion Equipment and Supplies (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 46555 Intravenous and Arterial Infusion Equipment and Supplies (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, encompasses medical supplies and devices used to establish and maintain vascular access across outpatient clinics, emergency departments, and institutional care settings. State and local governments procure infusion tubing, IV stabilization devices, intraosseous infusion systems, catheters, feeding tubes, syringes, and related consumables, as well as operational management of infusion centers serving multiple medical specialties. Recent solicitations show purchasing ranging from routine supply replenishment under blanket purchase agreements to competitive procurement of specialized emergency-response equipment and facility management contracts. Issuing bodies include state health agencies, county emergency services, university health systems, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-state government consortiums. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Marion County Florida, and NASPO ValuePoint (administering through South Dakota) are recent active buyers under this code.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southwest and South, with recent opportunities posted in Texas, Florida, and the broader NASPO ValuePoint multi-state network spanning participating jurisdictions nationally. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017603 (posted July 15, 2026; due July 30, 2026) for medical supplies and equipment including gastrostomy feeding tubes, IV stabilization devices, and catheters for the Abilene State Supported Living Center under a blanket purchase agreement with a September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 term; Marion County Florida's procurement notice 09SS-103 (posted May 4, 2026; due May 11, 2026) for Vidacare EZ-IO intraosseous infusion systems to support emergency medical services; the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's RFP 74526P16 (posted June 26, 2026; due August 7, 2026) for management and operation of an outpatient infusion center across all clinical departments; and NASPO ValuePoint's RFP 1433 (posted September 25, 2026; due November 9, 2026) to establish master agreements for medical supplies through cooperative purchasing open to state and local government entities across multiple states.