NIGP 47542: Grafts and Implants, Internal

NIGP 47542 Grafts and Implants, Internal is an Item code under which state and local governments procure cardiac rhythm management devices, spinal implants, vein-finder systems, and other surgical implantable equipment for hospital and health system operations. Recent solicitations show purchasing offices and hospital districts acquiring pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, spinal fusion constructs, artificial discs, pedicle screws, and related surgical supplies on both dual-vendor and sole-source frameworks. Issuing bodies include public teaching hospitals (University Medical Center of El Paso, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), special taxing district hospitals (Halifax Health in Florida), and regional health systems acquiring implants for emergency and scheduled procedures. The El Paso County Hospital District and UTHSA appear as active buyers, with purchasing offices requiring multi-award contracts and bill-only vendor arrangements that shift inventory liability to suppliers while guaranteeing emergency delivery within four hours and scheduled delivery within 24 hours.

Recent activity spans Texas, Florida, and Washington through cooperative purchasing vehicles. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued RFP 745-26-P04 for spinal implants on January 29, 2026, with a March 10, 2026 proposal deadline and mandatory Historically Underutilized Business subcontracting plan requirements; UTHSA anticipates approximately 240 spinal cases annually and multi-awards to several vendors meeting FDA-approval and five-years-experience thresholds. The University Medical Center of El Paso issued RFP #784-03-26-001 on March 30, 2026, to establish a dual-vendor cardiac rhythm management framework with a virtual pre-submittal meeting on April 7, 2026, and April 29, 2026 proposal deadline, weighted 35 percent toward product quality and 25 percent toward cost. Halifax Health posted ITB PROJ26045 on February 27, 2026, for a BD Prevue II vein-finder system with March 9, 2026 bid deadline and net 45-day payment terms under Florida's Prompt Payment Act. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative, posted RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, for law enforcement equipment with June 16, 2026 response deadline, establishing a contracting solution available to thousands of governmental agencies and school districts across multiple states and Canada through participatory addendum structures.