NIGP 47508: Bags, Physician and Nurse

NIGP 47508 Bags, Physician and Nurse, an Item code, captures state and local procurement of medical examination and surveillance services provided by licensed occupational-medicine physicians. Recent solicitations show state agencies and cooperative purchasing vehicles sourcing occupational health services including baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit medical examinations for employee populations; record management and HIPAA-compliant documentation; and 24/7 technical support for examination scheduling and compliance tracking. Issuing bodies under this code include state departments of transportation and local government service cooperatives establishing contracting vehicles for their member jurisdictions.

The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, posted RFP20260825 on August 25, 2026, soliciting occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington locations (Anacortes, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Clinton, Coupeville, Edmonds, Kingston, Mukilteo, Port Orchard, Port Townsend, San Juan Islands, Seattle, Tacoma, and Vashion Island) with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; the contract term is two years with optional extensions up to five additional one-year terms. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, posted RFP 26RFP102026 on September 1, 2026, requesting proposals for physical health products and related services to establish a cooperative purchasing vehicle for its Participating Entities, with proposals due October 20, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time. Recent activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest.