NIGP 47555: Medical Examination Equipment and Supplies (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 47555 Medical Examination Equipment and Supplies (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, covers a diverse range of clinical and diagnostic equipment, supplies, and services that state and local governments procure to support occupational health, emergency medical operations, forensic pathology, veterinary medicine, and specialty care programs. Recent solicitations reveal purchasing activity spanning sexual assault evidence collection kits, autopsy equipment, EMS pharmaceuticals and vending systems, buccal DNA swab kits, occupational medical surveillance services, first aid supplies, ophthalmic instruments, and medically fragile student nursing staffing—reflecting the code's breadth across public health, law enforcement, education, and transportation sectors. Issuing bodies include county medical examiners and purchasing departments, state departments of transportation and public safety, school districts, city fire departments, state attorneys general offices, and regional health and human services agencies. The mix spans single-jurisdiction RFPs and ITBs as well as cooperative-purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell) that establish multi-jurisdictional contracting solutions.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions: Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools' medically fragile student nursing staffing through AB Staffing Solutions, RFP/sole-source), Texas (Collin County Medical Examiner's autopsy equipment IFB for approximately $220,000, due October 8, 2026; Denton State Supported Living Center miscellaneous medical supplies IFB, due August 19, 2026; Tucson Fire Department's EMS pharmaceuticals and VendNovation vending systems), Maryland (Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy sexual assault evidence collection kits, RFQ due October 20, 2026; Maryland Department of Information Technology EHR market research RFI), California (Department of Justice sexual assault forensic kits, RFQ due July 1, 2026), and Utah (Department of Public Safety buccal DNA swab kits IFB, due September 16, 2026). Washington State (Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, RFP due October 9, 2026), Kentucky (Jefferson County Metro Animal Services veterinary diagnostics, RFP due October 2, 2026), Georgia (Forsyth County first aid supplies ITB, due October 22, 2026), and Massachusetts (Southeastern Regional Services Group drug and alcohol testing cooperative RFP due October 22, 2026) round out current opportunities. Cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell's physical health products and law enforcement equipment RFPs (both due October 2026) establish frameworks serving multiple state and local entities simultaneously, broadening the addressable market beyond individual jurisdictions.