NIGP 47527: Cotton and/or Rayon, Surgical (Dry or Impregnated with Germicide): Applicators, Balls, Padding, Swabs, etc.

NIGP 47527 Cotton And/Or Rayon, Surgical (Dry Or Impregnated With Germicide): Applicators, Balls, Padding, Swabs, Etc., an Item code, encompasses surgical cotton and rayon products — swabs, applicators, padding, and related germicide-impregnated materials — procured by state agencies, health departments, state-supported living centers, transit authorities, and municipal fire rescue departments. State and local buyers source these supplies to support occupational health programs, patient care at state-operated facilities, employee medical surveillance, and emergency medical services. Recent solicitations show demand spanning both framework agreements for broad medical supply distribution and targeted buys for specific institutional or operational needs. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state transportation agencies, state-supported living centers, cooperative purchasing consortia, and municipal fire rescue departments. The code sees activity across multiple tiers of government — state agencies, county health systems where present, and city departments — with no single repeat buyer dominating the recent opportunity set.

Geographic activity centers on Washington state (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission at the Denton State Supported Living Center), Idaho (via the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative), and municipal-level procurement in Florida (City of Tampa Fire Rescue). Representative recent opportunities include the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing RFP NVP_1443 for medical supplies sponsored by Idaho state agencies with a November 9, 2026 response date; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017685 for miscellaneous medical supplies at the Denton State Supported Living Center, with bids due August 19, 2026 and a historical spend guideline of $50,000 for the prior contract period; and the City of Tampa Fire Rescue ITB 25-P-00157 for medical aid supplies, offering set-aside and discount provisions for certified small local business enterprises and underutilized women and minority-owned businesses. The Tampa procurement included a $10,000 discount ceiling for SLBEs and a $20,000 ceiling for U-WMBEs against a total departmental budget of $100,000.