NIGP 49555: Instruments, Dissecting

NIGP 49555 Instruments, Dissecting, an Item code, covers surgical and anatomical dissection instruments state and local governments procure for medical education, pathology, and clinical laboratory work. The code captures forceps, scissors, scalpels, retractors, probes, and related hand instruments used in anatomy labs, medical schools, and hospital pathology departments. Issuing bodies across this code include school districts operating medical or nursing programs, state universities and community colleges with allied-health curricula, county and municipal health departments, and hospital systems. State health and human services departments also source dissection kits and instrument sets for training and field operations.

The source provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities solicited under NIGP 49555. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB records, the geographic distribution and current procurement activity under this code cannot be characterized from recent activity patterns.