NIGP 46576: Physical Therapy Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 46576 Physical Therapy Equipment and Supplies (Item) covers therapeutic devices, assistive equipment, and related consumables that state and local governments procure to support patient care, rehabilitation services, and educational programming for students with disabilities. State and local buyers under this code are sourcing physical therapy beds and lifts, mobility devices including wheelchairs and walkers, diagnostic and monitoring equipment, therapeutic exercise machines, and consumable supplies such as pressure-relieving mattresses and oxygen concentrators. Issuing bodies include state corrections and rehabilitation departments, school districts spanning elementary through secondary levels, county detention facilities, and municipal service providers, with repeat procurement activity evident across California (CDCR, DHS), Delaware school districts (Red Clay Consolidated, Colonial), and Texas independent school districts (SAISD, Harlingen Consolidated, Donna, Klein). Recent solicitations show equipment procurement running alongside service contracts—the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued IFB #SD25-00020 on March 3, 2026, for therapeutic patient care equipment rental and repair services across 28 correctional facilities statewide with a 24/7 delivery requirement and a three-year contract term starting July 1, 2026; concurrently, multiple Delaware school districts (Red Clay Consolidated, Colonial) are issuing RFPs for physical therapy services themselves, with proposals due in late April and May 2026 and contract periods beginning August 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Texas, and Delaware. California is driving significant volume through state-level procurement (CDCR equipment rentals, DHS equipment bids), while Texas school districts across multiple independent school systems (San Antonio, Harlingen, Donna, Klein) are actively sourcing both equipment and therapy services. Delaware school districts represent a cluster of concurrent RFPs issued April 15–27, 2026, for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, assistive technology, school psychology, and behavior support services—a portfolio approach suggesting district consolidation of therapeutic service contracting. The Red Clay Consolidated School District RFP for physical therapy services (RCCD26069PTSERVICES, due May 18, 2026) exemplifies scope: the district seeks vendors to deliver physical therapy to 200–250 K-12 students, 120–150 early years students, and 80–100 Meadowood Program students, with proposals on hourly rates and administrative support, evaluation weighted toward experience (20 points), ability to serve diverse student needs (20 points), professional learning capacity (15 points), rates (15 points), staff supervision (15 points), and administrative support (15 points). The California CDCR procurement requires bidders to hold three years of therapeutic equipment rental experience, meet mandatory DVBE participation of at least 3 percent, and maintain commercial general liability of at least $1 million, with compensation based on actual expenditures under a rate sheet determined at contract award.