NIGP 47582: Syringes, Hypodermic and Irrigation (Disposable), and Hypodermic Needles

NIGP 47582 Syringes, Hypodermic and Irrigation (Disposable), and Hypodermic Needles is an Item code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this classification. The most recent opportunities solicited under NIGP 47582 primarily reflect irrigation control systems, equipment, and services — including smart commercial-grade irrigation controller upgrades, duplex control panels for irrigation applications, traveling sprinkler irrigation equipment, and general irrigation services — rather than disposable medical syringes, hypodermic needles, or irrigation needles in the traditional sense. One opportunity did address medical supplies including syringes and enteral feeding sets for a state-supported living center in Texas, but the scope of posted activity shows a significant misalignment between the NIGP code's stated commodity and the work currently being solicited by state and local governments.

Issuing bodies active under this code span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Marion County, Florida), cities (Pembroke Pines and Richardson, Texas; Huntsville, Texas), a housing authority (Fort Worth Housing Solutions), a state congress center authority (Georgia World Congress Center Authority), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington counties). Geographic concentration appears in Texas (Abilene, Richardson, Huntsville, Fort Worth), Florida (Pembroke Pines, Marion County), Washington state (Department of Transportation, multiple counties), and Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the Georgia World Congress Center Authority's RFP for Calsense Irrigation Controller Upgrades at two locations due October 7, 2026, the City of Pembroke Pines' quick-quote solicitation for a PSI duplex control panel for irrigation due August 19, 2026, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for medical supplies including syringes for Abilene State Supported Living Center due July 30, 2026, and the City of Richardson's ITB for traveling sprinkler irrigation equipment due June 11, 2026. The code's current activity suggests that vendors targeting medical syringes and hypodermic needles should monitor healthcare and institutional facilities procurement separately from irrigation equipment streams.