NIGP 47567: Personal Items: Applicators, Corn Plasters, Safety Pins, Suspensories, Tongue Blades, etc.

NIGP 47567 Personal Items: Applicators, Corn Plasters, Safety Pins, Suspensories, Tongue Blades, Etc., an Item code, encompasses first aid and medical consumables that state and local governments procure for employee health and safety, emergency response, and occupational compliance. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying alcohol prep pads, bandages, gauze sponges, antiseptic sprays, thermometers, exam gloves, sharps containers, and assorted first aid kits—consumables delivered on an as-needed basis to centralized warehouses or distributed across operational locations. Issuing bodies span school districts, state transportation departments, city fire rescue services, and municipal procurement offices. The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida, the City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department, and the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) are recent active buyers; school districts and municipal fire and rescue departments appear to be consistent repeat purchasers under this code.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Washington, with secondary activity in Minnesota-coordinated cooperative purchasing. The School Board of Pinellas County posted Invitation to Bid 25-CR-069 in September 2026 with a response deadline of November 20, 2025, seeking first aid supplies for delivery to the Walter Pownall Service Center Warehouse with an estimated annual usage of approximately $130,000 and a contract period from February 11, 2026 to February 10, 2027. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department issued Invitation to Bid 25-P-00157 in April 2026 with a $100,000 department budget and a set-aside program offering a 5 percent bid discount for City-certified Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted Request for Proposals RFP20260825 in August 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026, reflecting a broader occupational health scope within the code's application to state agency operations across 14 Washington State ferry system locations.