NIGP 46573: Pads, Heating, Standard Type

NIGP 46573 Pads, Heating, Standard Type is an Item code for heating pads and related thermal devices that state and local governments procure primarily through cooperative purchasing vehicles for law enforcement and emergency response operations. The scope of work centers on standard heating pads—equipment for emergency medical response, field operations, and personnel welfare in law enforcement and public safety contexts. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county governments, municipal police departments, and specialized purchasing cooperatives that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions and entity types. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit operating a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle, represents the dominant issuing mechanism observed in recent activity.

Sourcewell issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, with a response date of June 16, 2026, to establish a law enforcement equipment contracting solution available to governmental agencies across Washington state (including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties), other U.S. jurisdictions, and Canadian public entities. The cooperative structure allows selected vendors to supply heating pads and related equipment to thousands of participating agencies—school districts, transit authorities, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations—under a single framework agreement, streamlining procurement across dispersed end-users. Geographic activity centers on the Pacific Northwest, particularly Washington state, though the cooperative purchasing model extends the vendor reach nationally and internationally. Proposals were submitted exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov; solicitation documents, Q&A features, and addenda are available only through that portal, not through state eProcurement systems.