NIGP 46573: Pads, Heating, Standard Type

NIGP 46573 Pads, Heating, Standard Type is an Item code under which state and local governments procure standard heating pads for operational and administrative use. The single recent solicitation posting reflects activity in cooperative purchasing structures rather than individual jurisdiction procurements. Sourcewell, the Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, to establish a contracting solution for law enforcement equipment available to thousands of governmental agencies across the United States and Canada; heating pads fall within the broader law enforcement equipment category being solicited. The cooperative structure allows participating entities—counties, municipalities, school districts, tribal governments, and nonprofits—to leverage collective buying power under a single framework agreement, with proposals due by June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. No set-aside designations, award values, or budget ranges were disclosed in the available solicitation materials.

Activity under this code concentrates in cooperative purchasing vehicles rather than standalone individual-jurisdiction RFPs or IFBs, with Sourcewell coordinating procurement on behalf of a multi-state participant base including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington and numerous other public entities nationwide. The geographic reach extends across the United States and Canada, though no independent state or local procurements specifically named NIGP 46573 appeared in recent postings. Vendors interested in this opportunity must register on the Sourcewell Procurement Portal and direct technical or procedural questions to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930; all solicitation documents are posted exclusively through Sourcewell's portal, not through Washington's Electronic Business Solutions system.