NIGP 52038: Insoles and Counters, Shoe

NIGP 52038 Insoles and Counters, Shoe is an Item code under which state and local governments procure component materials and finished orthotic footwear products, including heel counter material, canvas innersole material, and integrated orthotic services. Recent solicitations show state agencies and educational cooperatives buying heel counter components for correctional facility shoe manufacturing, canvas innersole material for institutional use, and full orthotic evaluation and provision services including insoles, shoe inserts, ankle/foot orthoses, and orthopedic footwear at state-supported living centers. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) emerge as repeat buyers on this code, with TDCJ issuing multiple bids for heel counter and canvas innersole materials over the past five months and HHSC soliciting comprehensive orthotic services including insole provision and monthly clinic support. The Texas Education Service Center Cooperative (TECC) and Texas Education Agency (TEA) also source materials under this code to support member districts and school operations.

Activity concentrates in Texas, where TDCJ, HHSC, TECC, and TEA have issued six documented solicitations since May 2026. Representative recent opportunities include TDCJ's solicitation IW258280 for heel counter material due July 27, 2026, conducted through the Euna Procurement portal; TECC's IFB IW258147 for canvas innersole material also due July 27, 2026; and HHSC's RFB HHS0017599 for orthotic equipment and services at Mexia State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, which carried historical spending guidance of $45,000 for the prior fiscal year and required bidders to hold state certification as external orthotic providers. Contracting vehicles typically follow electronic portal submission through Bonfire or state procurement systems; HHSC imposed a mandatory four-hour service-call response requirement and monthly facility clinics, while most TDCJ materials solicitations used purchase order structures allowing as-needed ordering. Set-asides and specific contract values are not disclosed in most recent solicitation documents.