NIGP 46580: Robotics, Surgical

NIGP 46580 Robotics, Surgical is an Item code covering robotic surgical equipment and systems that state and local governments procure for hospital systems, emergency medical services, and law enforcement tactical applications. The recent sourcing activity under this code reflects a narrower operational focus than the NIGP taxonomy title suggests: state and local buyers are actively acquiring law enforcement robotics equipment — remote inspection, disposal, and tactical response systems — through cooperative purchasing vehicles, alongside traditional surgical robotics that teaching hospitals and regional medical centers deploy. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code span state cooperative purchasing authorities, county public safety departments, and hospital district procurement offices.

Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, responding June 16, 2026, on behalf of its participating entities to establish a contracting vehicle for law enforcement equipment with regional scope across Washington state (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties) and broader national and Canadian availability through the cooperative framework. The structure allows the resulting vendor contract to serve thousands of governmental agencies, school districts, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments through future addendums. Submissions closed through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal; no additional geographic or representative recent opportunities appear in the available record.