NIGP 52038: Insoles and Counters, Shoe

NIGP 52038 Insoles And Counters, Shoe is an Item code covering structural shoe components—heel counters, canvas innersoles, and related orthotic insole materials—that state and local governments procure for correctional facility operations, special-needs residential programs, and educational service support. Recent solicitations show Texas agencies purchasing these materials as manufacturing inputs for inmate footwear production, as component supplies for state-supported living centers, and as bulk materials for educational cooperative purchasing. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice dominates activity under this code, posting multiple solicitations for heel counter material and canvas innersole material through its Bonfire procurement portal; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicits orthotic equipment and services including insoles and foot orthoses at state residential facilities; and the Texas Education Service Center Cooperative procures canvas innersole material for member district operations. All three issuing-body types—state departments, special-purpose districts, and educational cooperatives—participate in this market.

Activity concentrates in Texas, where recent opportunities span May through July 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted solicitations IW251308 (heel counter material, due May 22, 2026) and IW258280 (heel counter material, due July 27, 2026) through its Bonfire portal; the same agency issued IW252138 for canvas innersole material (due May 29, 2026) and IW242338 for canvas innersole material (due March 30, 2026). The Texas Education Service Center Cooperative solicited canvas innersole material under IW258147 (due July 27, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Mexia State Supported Living Center procurement (HHS0017599, due July 13, 2026) sought certified orthotic providers to supply and modify ankle/foot orthoses, insoles, and shoe inserts, with prior-year spending of $45,000 and a contract term running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027; this solicitation required state orthotic certification, three years' relevant experience, and three verifiable references, plus commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence.