NIGP 47516: Catheters, IV: Around Needle, Inside Needle, and Winged Vein Sets

NIGP 47516 Catheters, IV: Around Needle, Inside Needle, and Winged Vein Sets is an Item code encompassing intravenous catheter products and related vein access devices that state and local health care and supported-living operators purchase as part of routine medical supply procurement. State and local buyers under this code include health and human services agencies operating state-supported facilities, county animal shelters with veterinary clinics, and regional health care systems. Recent solicitations show these organizations typically procure catheters as components of bundled medical supply contracts rather than as standalone line items, often paired with feeding tubes, IV stabilization devices, syringes, and related clinical consumables. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issued IFB HHS0017603 on July 15, 2026, requesting medical supplies and equipment for the Abilene State Supported Living Center with bids due July 30, 2026, which included catheters among nine line items of specialized medical equipment under a blanket purchase agreement structure with an initial term of September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 and optional renewal for one additional year.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, where both the HHSC procurement for the Abilene facility and Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter solicitation 26IFB24 for veterinary pharmaceuticals and clinic supplies appeared in the first half of 2026. The Williamson County IFB, posted March 12, 2026 with bids due April 23, 2026, sought a qualified vendor to establish an online ordering and tracking system for veterinary clinical supplies with firm pricing for three months, free on board destination delivery within two weeks via UPS or FedEx, and contract terms running one year from award with optional 12-month extensions capped at 36 months total. Catheters are not explicitly itemized in the Williamson County solicitation abstracts but fall within the scope of veterinary clinic supplies. Pricing is firm and fixed in both HHSC and Williamson County procurements, with HHSC permitting CPI-adjusted increases at its sole discretion and Williamson County capping price adjustments at 25 percent of total contract value. Neither solicitation identified a set-aside designation or incumbent vendor in available documentation.