NIGP 47509: Bandages (All Types), Adhesive Tapes, Dressings, Plaster of Paris, and Surgical Gauze (Including Casts)

NIGP 47509 Bandages (All Types), Adhesive Tapes, Dressings, Plaster Of Paris, And Surgical Gauze (Including Casts) is an Item code covering medical wound care and stabilization supplies purchased by state agencies, county health systems, municipalities, and special-purpose districts. State and local governments procure these supplies for emergency response, occupational health programs, state-supported living centers, and routine first aid inventory. Recent solicitations show purchasing of bandages, gauze dressings, adhesive tapes, first aid kits, sterile dressings for specialized procedures such as intraosseous needle stabilization, and related wound management products. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, county purchasing offices, city fire and rescue departments, state transportation agencies, and education service centers acting on behalf of cooperative purchasing consortiums. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Idaho state agencies (through NASPO ValuePoint) appear as repeat buyers within this category.

Activity spans Texas, Florida, Washington, and Idaho. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-27-345A2 for Personal Protective Equipment and First Aid Components with responses due October 6, 2026, covering 21 line items of bandages, gauze, and hospital-grade supplies for statewide delivery through November 30, 2030; Escambia County, Florida's sole-source procurement (SSPS0072026) for intraosseous needles and stabilizer dressings compatible with the Arrow EZ IO System, due September 29, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017685 for miscellaneous medical and sensory supplies including splints and protective equipment for the Denton State Supported Living Center, with historical annual spending of $50,000 and bids due August 19, 2026; and NASPO ValuePoint RFP NVP_1443 sponsored by Idaho state agencies for a multi-state cooperative medical supplies framework, due November 9, 2026. Region 14 Education Service Center's national cooperative RFP26S960 for Medical Supplies and Related Goods and Services (due June 4, 2026) estimated annual volume at approximately $10 million across participating public agencies. Set-asides for small business enterprises, minority-owned businesses, and local vendors apply in some jurisdictions, notably the City of Tampa's 5% bid discount for certified Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises.