NIGP 47541: Gloves and Finger Cots, Medical Type

NIGP 47541 Gloves And Finger Cots, Medical Type (Item) covers disposable and reusable protective gloves sourced by state and local governments for foodservice, healthcare, emergency response, corrections, and general workforce protection. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring nitrile examination gloves, clear vinyl gloves, neoprene disposable gloves, and branded work gloves—typically as consumable supplies for recurring use or emergency stock. School districts, county fire departments, corrections agencies, health and human services departments, and city emergency services dominate the issuing-body mix; Henry County, Georgia and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear across multiple recent solicitations, signaling repeat purchasing patterns within this category.

Activity spans the South and Southwest with particular concentration in Texas and Georgia, complemented by solicitations from Utah, Florida, Illinois, and Minnesota. Representative recent opportunities include Granite School District's IFB JB27-300 for foodservice nitrile gloves due July 17, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW257699 for Premium Green Nitrile Gloves due July 23, 2026; Henry County, Georgia's sealed bid for miscellaneous medical supplies for the Fire Department (including gloves) due April 8, 2026; the State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services' joint purchase master contract IFB 27416CMSBOSS4B51697 for exam and disposable gloves due June 25, 2026 under a Small Business Set-Aside Program; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumable supplies (including food service gloves) with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years. Contracts typically run one to two years with renewal options; pricing remains firm for the initial term, with adjustments permitted at renewal based on index formulas or percentage-discount agreements off catalog pricing.