NIGP 66060: Tobacco, Smoking

NIGP 66060 Tobacco, Smoking is an Item code that encompasses nicotine cessation and tobacco-control services and products procured by state and local health departments and public health agencies. State and local governments under this code primarily solicit comprehensive tobacco cessation treatment services delivered across multiple modalities — telephone counseling, web-based interactive platforms, digital services (text, email, chat), and nicotine replacement therapy — typically framed as part of statewide quitline initiatives or smoking-cessation programs. Issuing bodies are predominantly state departments of health or equivalent public health agencies operating tobacco-control or cessation-focused divisions, though the code may extend to county and municipal health authorities with cessation-program responsibilities.

The Mississippi State Department of Health Office of Tobacco Control posted an IFB on March 23, 2026 (due April 24, 2026) to procure comprehensive tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment services for the Mississippi Tobacco Quitline, serving all eligible adult residents statewide. The contract calls for multi-platform delivery including toll-free telephone counseling, web-based services via quitnow.net/MS, digital-based services, NRT delivery, and referrals to community programs, all operating under CDC Best Practice Standards and Public Health Services Clinical Guidelines. Bidders must demonstrate five years of prior experience providing similar services, maintain current state business registration, demonstrate financial stability, and carry professional liability and general liability insurance. The contract structure includes an initial term with potential renewal for one-year periods not to exceed five years cumulative, with award to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest overall cost across three line items: Telephone Counseling, Contractual Services (web and digital treatment, materials, evaluation, and reporting), and Nicotine Replacement Therapy, measured in monthly units. Questions closed March 30, 2026; payment processing flows through the state's electronic system within 45 calendar days of invoice receipt.