NIGP 46574: Plastic or Reconstructive Surgery Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 46574 Plastic or Reconstructive Surgery Equipment and Supplies is an Item code covering surgical extraction systems, instrumentation, and support services for orthopedic and reconstructive procedures. State and local governments—primarily county health systems and hospital networks—solicit under this code for on-demand access to specialized hardware removal and extraction equipment compatible with multiple implant manufacturers, along with technical support, case assistance, and retrieval of instrumentation needed for safe removal of orthopedic implants, screws, and intramedullary nails during acute-care surgical procedures. Issuing bodies include county-operated medical centers and hospital systems serving broad geographic regions; San Mateo Medical Center, the primary recent buyer on record, operates outpatient clinics, an acute-care hospital, and long-term care facilities across San Mateo County and Burlingame, California.

San Mateo County Medical Center issued an RFP (Solicitation 666002526252) on July 1, 2026, for Orthopedic Hardware Removal and Extraction System Services on an as-needed basis, with proposals due July 1, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. and a three-year contract term. The solicitation required five years of demonstrated experience providing orthopedic hardware extraction systems to acute-care hospitals, ISO 13485:2016 certification or equivalent, universal extraction systems compatible with multiple implant manufacturers, and technical support available within Northern California. A local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent was available under San Mateo County Ordinance Code Chapter 2.89. Evaluation weighted project approach (30 points), firm qualifications (25 points), team qualifications (20 points), and price (25 points). Required insurance included $1,000,000 per-occurrence general liability and products liability, workers' compensation as required by California, and $5,000,000 per-occurrence cyber liability. The county imposed Section 504 accessibility, HIPAA, and living-wage compliance ($17.00 per hour with annual CPI-U adjustment) and required contractors to meet corporate compliance and anti-kickback obligations.