NIGP 47561: Needles, Specialized: Amniocentesis Type, Biopsy, Spinal, Surgical, etc.

NIGP 47561 Needles, Specialized: Amniocentesis Type, Biopsy, Spinal, Surgical, Etc., an Item code, encompasses sterile hypodermic needles, pen needles, and specialized procedural needles procured by state and local health agencies, hospital systems, and county medical examiner offices for clinical, pharmacy, and surgical applications. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring needles as components within broader laboratory testing and specimen collection contracts, as standalone pharmacy rebate agreements for Medicaid programs, and as part of comprehensive surgical supply packages for hospital systems. The mix of issuing bodies includes state health and human services agencies, county health departments and medical examiner offices, cooperative purchasing vehicles (both state and multistate), and public university hospital systems. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Marion County Oregon, Brevard County Florida, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio represent repeat or high-volume buyers under this code.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Northeast, Midwest, and South, with Massachusetts, Oregon, and Florida showing recent solicitation volume. The Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP), procuring on behalf of approximately 8,000 government members across the United States with approximately $300 million in collective annual purchasing power within medical supplies, posted an RFP on June 12, 2026 due July 20, 2026 seeking full-line medical supply distributors capable of supplying needles and syringes among comprehensive product catalogs across at least twenty states. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued separate Requests for Applications on February 6, 2026 due March 27, 2026 for fee-for-service rebate agreements with needle manufacturers (approximately 2,080 claims in 2024) and pen needle manufacturers (approximately 76,930 combined claims across fee-for-service and managed care in 2024), with initial contract terms beginning January 1, 2027 for 24 months and optional three-year extensions. Marion County Oregon posted an ITB on July 10, 2026 due July 24, 2026 for laboratory testing services and phlebotomy including specimen collection supplies. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio solicited spinal implants and related supplies via RFP 745-26-P04 due March 10, 2026, establishing multi-awarded contracts estimated at approximately 240 spinal cases annually with four-hour emergency and 24-hour scheduled delivery requirements.