NIGP 71054: Audiometers, Calibrators, and Accessories (Including Audiometric Examining Rooms)

NIGP 71054 Audiometers, Calibrators, and Accessories (Including Audiometric Examining Rooms) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure occupational hearing surveillance and testing services delivered through mobile or fixed clinical settings, typically as part of workplace safety and regulatory compliance programs. Recent solicitations show two distinct operational streams: occupational medical surveillance programs that incorporate hearing examinations as part of broader occupational health protocols, and standalone mobile audiometric testing services using microprocessor audiometers in sound-treated mobile vans or dedicated clinical spaces. State departments of transportation, county sheriff departments, and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives are the primary issuing bodies, with the Washington State Department of Transportation and Orange County, California Sheriff-Coroner each posting multiple opportunities under this code in 2026.

The Washington State Department of Transportation is procuring occupational medical surveillance services on behalf of Washington State Ferries with proposals due October 9, 2026 (RFP20260825), requiring examinations across 14 Washington ferry terminal and vessel locations with physician supervision and 24/7 technical support; the estimated contract term is two years with options for up to five additional one-year extensions. The County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner posted competitive bids for mobile audiometric testing services at four Southern California locations—Costa Mesa, Irvine, Santa Ana, and Orange—under IFB0603013202JG (originally due May 5, 2026, reposted with June 26, 2026 deadline and Addendum #1 issued June 12, 2026), on a firm fixed-fee basis with a three-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals; the County offers a five percent preference deduction for certified Orange County Local Small Businesses or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises, with a maximum allowable preference of $100,000. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas is seeking catalog discount bids for special education and supplies (SPE2628) with an estimated two-year expenditure of $2,713,541 and bids due October 1, 2026. Recent activity clusters in California and Washington, with cooperative purchasing vehicles extending the geographic reach across the cooperative's membership.