NIGP 47090: Wheeled Stretchers

NIGP 47090 Wheeled Stretchers, an Item code, covers procurement of specialized patient transport equipment and related supplies by state and local health systems, emergency medical services, and educational special-needs programs. State and local governments buy wheeled stretchers — including ambulance cots and mobile patient transport devices — under this code, typically as direct equipment purchases or through cooperative purchasing catalogs that bundle multiple equipment categories with volume discounts. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (notably California Department of General Services), regional purchasing cooperatives serving multiple member jurisdictions, and specialized education supply catalogs. California leads recent activity under this code, appearing twice in the recent solicitation stream; the cooperative procurement through Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, based in Kilgore, Texas, signals multi-state reach through member organizations.

Recent solicitations include the State of California Department of General Services' request for Dynamo Series wheeled stretchers (model R149HB-87211) under RFB-IS-27200146, with bids due September 17, 2026, requiring CBE participation and compliance with prevailing wage and technical specifications; and a separate California RFB-IS-26200991 for Ferno EASR HS26-1403 ambulance cots due June 10, 2026, focused on emergency medical services statewide operations. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative posted a catalog discount bid for special education and supplies (SPE2628) due October 1, 2026, with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years beginning October 15, 2026, seeking multiple vendors to supply discounted catalogs to member organizations. California's CBE set-aside framework appears consistently across its solicitations; prevailing wage requirements and detailed technical specifications for structural integrity, load capacity, and safety mechanisms are standard across the recent opportunities.