NIGP 78072: Physician's Scales: Clinical, Office, etc.

NIGP 78072 Physician's Scales: Clinical, Office, Etc., an Item code, covers weighing equipment used in clinical and office settings for patient assessment and medical record documentation. State and local governments procure these scales primarily through health departments, hospital systems, public health clinics, and school district health offices for routine patient intake, weight monitoring, and chronic-disease management. The equipment typically includes mechanical and digital floor scales, portable scales for examination rooms, and specialty scales for bariatric or pediatric patients. Issuing bodies range from state health departments and county public health agencies to municipal hospitals, independent school districts with health services, and regional medical authorities.

The source material does not identify recent state and local contract opportunities under this code. Without active solicitation records, the current procurement activity and geographic distribution cannot be characterized. Firms pursuing this commodity should monitor health department and hospital system procurement channels in their target jurisdictions directly, as state and local buyers in this space may source through regional group purchasing organizations, GSA schedules, or standing master agreements rather than through individual competitive solicitations.