NIGP 47064: Specialized Cooking and Housekeeping Aids for the Handicapped

NIGP 47064 Specialized Cooking And Housekeeping Aids For The Handicapped, an Item code, covers adaptive kitchen equipment, dining aids, and household management tools designed for individuals with disabilities — goods such as specialized utensils, adaptive cookware, grab bars, and other devices that support independent living and meal preparation. State and local governments procure these items through catalogs and bulk supply agreements served by educational cooperatives, vocational rehabilitation agencies, and specialized vendors. Recent solicitations show demand driven by vocational rehabilitation programs that furnish aids to disabled clients and by educational cooperatives aggregating purchases across member school districts and organizations serving students with disabilities. The procurement approach typically uses IFB with percentage-discount bidding against catalog list prices, with vendors required to serve statewide delivery under fixed pricing and meet extensive compliance requirements including workers' compensation insurance, background checks, and HIPAA standards.

Recent activity spans Texas and California. The Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division issued IFB 3202600146 on June 3, 2026, for rehabilitation supplies including specialized cooking and housekeeping aids as one of eight product categories, with bids due June 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time and contract start in August 2026 for an initial one-year term with up to four renewal options; historical annual expenditures for similar contracts run approximately $350,000, and the procurement requires mandatory VetHUB Subcontracting Plan submission with a state goal of 5.28 percent utilization. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, based in Kilgore, Texas, posted Catalog Discount Bid SPE2628 on August 24, 2026, for special education and supplies with responses due October 1, 2026, at 1:30 PM; the estimated two-year contract value is $2,713,541, with a prior award to 99 vendors indicating multi-vendor awards are typical. California State University, Sacramento's athletic meals and catering solicitation (0000039823, due July 31, 2026) falls outside the core scope of this code but illustrates institutional food service procurement patterns that may intersect with housekeeping and dietary aids.