NIGP 47578: Sutures and Suturing Needles, Disposable (Including Skin Staplers, Skin Closures and Supplies)

NIGP 47578 Sutures And Suturing Needles, Disposable (Including Skin Staplers, Skin Closures And Supplies) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure wound closure supplies and related medical equipment for occupational health, emergency medical services, and clinical operations. Based on recent solicitation activity, the code captures demand for sutures, suturing needles, skin staplers, skin closures, and associated disposable supplies—products central to occupational medical surveillance programs, law enforcement medical support, and general emergency response capabilities. Issuing bodies span state transportation departments, county governments, cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions, and public safety agencies. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) and Sourcewell (a Minnesota cooperative purchasing unit serving thousands of public entities across multiple states and Canada) represent the issuing-body profile, ranging from single-state departments managing occupational health to regional and multistate cooperative vehicles that aggregate demand across diverse public-sector customers.

Recent activity concentrates in Washington state and the upper Midwest. The WSDOT/WSF Medical Surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) solicits occupational medical surveillance services for four personnel categories across 14 Washington ferry system locations, with medical examinations, testing, and record-keeping aligned to Washington State regulatory requirements—a use case requiring reliable supply of disposable wound closure materials for baseline, periodic, and follow-up examinations. Sourcewell's Law Enforcement Equipment RFP (#061626, due June 16, 2026) establishes a multistate cooperative contracting vehicle for law enforcement agencies and public entities across Washington, multiple counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima), and jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada, creating aggregate demand channels for supplies supporting first-response and occupational medical functions. The cooperative purchasing model expands market reach to thousands of governmental, higher education, K-12 school district, nonprofit, and tribal entities utilizing standardized contracting terms through Sourcewell's framework.