NIGP 47050: Lifting Devices, Patient

NIGP 47050 Lifting Devices, Patient is an Item code. State and local governments buy patient lifting equipment—ceiling-mounted lift systems, mobile patient lifts, and associated support hardware—and rental services, maintenance, and repair for this equipment across correctional facilities, veterans' homes, rehabilitation programs, and special education settings. Recent solicitations show demand for both equipment procurement and turnkey rental-service contracts that bundle delivery, repair, and preventive maintenance. The issuing bodies include state departments (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Workforce Commission), purchasing cooperatives serving school districts and education service centers, and state agencies administering rehabilitation and vocational services. Repeat activity centers on California correctional health care and multi-institution therapeutic equipment rental across statewide networks.

Recent opportunities span California, Illinois, and Texas. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has issued multiple IFBs for therapeutic patient care equipment rental services across 29 correctional institutions, with separate solicitations posted May 8 and April 28, 2026, both with May response deadlines and contract terms from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs posted a small purchase on June 24, 2026, for maintenance and repair of 68 pieces of patient lift and shower-chair equipment at the Illinois Veterans' Home Chicago, due June 29, 2026, with an estimated maximum payment of $30,510 over an initial 12-month term. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an RFP on June 2, 2026, for durable medical equipment and services across eleven regional areas, with a cumulative contract value not to exceed $5,000,000 through August 31, 2031. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas, posted a multi-vendor catalog discount bid on August 24, 2026, for special education and supplies with an estimated two-year contract value of $2,713,541, due October 1, 2026. The Texas Workforce Commission solicited assistive technology home modifications including ceiling lift installation in May 2026 through an IFB due May 11, 2026, with contract performance through August 31, 2026. California preference programs—including small business, disabled veteran business enterprise, and nonprofit veteran service agency preferences—appear in most recent state procurements.