NIGP 47534: Disposal Systems, Non-Reusable (for Blades, Hospital Waste Containers, Needles, Syringes, etc.)

NIGP 47534 Disposal Systems, Non-Reusable (For Blades, Hospital Waste Containers, Needles, Syringes, Etc.), Item code, encompasses bio-hazardous and medical waste collection, removal, transportation, and disposal services that state and local governments procure to manage regulated infectious and sharps waste generated across health departments, correctional facilities, emergency services, medical examiner offices, animal control, and fire departments. The scope includes pickup and transport of sharps containers, contaminated gloves and masks, needles, syringes, animal carcasses, and other infectious materials to permitted incineration or approved disposal facilities, with contractors typically providing containers, labeling, tracking documentation (Certificates of Disposal), and compliance with OSHA, EPA, CDC, and state health department regulations.

State and local issuers span county health departments, city and county purchasing divisions, regional transit authorities, independent school districts, state correctional systems, and special-purpose government units. Recent solicitations come from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation / California Correctional Health Care Services, Milwaukee County, the City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Salt Lake County, the City of Orlando, Collier County, Clay County, Boulder County Public Health, and the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District. The California CDHCS procurement carries a mandatory 3 percent Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation goal with DVBE incentives of up to 2 percent. Geographic activity spans California, Florida, Indiana, Wisconsin, Utah, Texas, and Colorado. Representative recent opportunities include the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation IFB #SD25-00042 for medical and bio-hazardous waste collection across four geographic regions statewide (bids due September 23, 2026, with three-year contract term through December 6, 2029), the City of Indianapolis and Marion County RFB-11EAL-215 for bio-hazardous medical waste pickup and disposal across approximately 70 citywide locations (bids due July 2, 2026, with 15 percent MBE, 8 percent WBE, 3 percent VBE, and 1 percent DOBE participation targets), and the City of Orlando IFB26-0363 for biomedical waste collection at 26 fire and emergency services locations (bids due May 28, 2026, with VBE consideration for award).