NIGP 47570: Plastic Ware: Bottles; Prescription and Nursing; Cups, Medicine; Jars, Ointment and Dressing; Vials, Medicine; Specimen, Sickness Bags, etc.

NIGP 47570, Plastic Ware: Bottles; Prescription And Nursing; Cups, Medicine; Jars, Ointment And Dressing; Vials, Medicine; Specimen, Sickness Bags, Etc., Item code, covers consumable medical and first aid supplies—predominantly single-use plastic containers, exam gloves, sharps containers, thermometers, specimen collection materials, and allied consumables used in clinical, occupational health, and emergency response settings. State and local issuing bodies procuring under this code include school districts, state health agencies, transportation authorities, and county governments. Recent activity shows school districts and state departments acquiring first aid kits and medical consumables for on-site health services, with quantities and delivery typically structured as standing-order or as-needed arrangements. The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida issued ITB 25-CR-069 in September 2026 for first aid supplies covering 34 line items of medical and first aid consumables including alcohol prep pads, bandages, gauze sponges, hand sanitizer, exam gloves, and sharps containers, with estimated annual usage of approximately $130,000 and contract period February 11, 2026 through February 10, 2027; bids were due November 20, 2025. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017685 in August 2026 for miscellaneous medical and sensory supplies for the Denton State Supported Living Center, spanning 39 line items including gastrostomy feeding tubes, defibrillator pads, CPAP mask components, splints, and protective equipment, with historical monetary value of $50,000 during the prior contract period and bids due August 19, 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Texas, with secondary state-level procurement from Washington. The Pinellas County School Board procurement in Florida carries a local-vendor preference for Florida-based suppliers, with credit card payment acceptance required. Texas Health and Human Services requires HUB subcontracting plan compliance and pricing on an F.O.B. Destination basis, with a historical contract value of $50,000 annually serving as guidance for current procurement. Both jurisdictions impose firm, fixed pricing with no guaranteed volumes, subject to appropriations and funding availability. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were named in the documented solicitations.