NIGP 78503: Anatomical Models (for Medical and Nursing Instruction) (see Also First Aid Manikins and Models in Class 345-68)

NIGP 78503 Anatomical Models (For Medical And Nursing Instruction), an Item code, covers specialized training equipment used in health professions and nursing education—including CPR/AED manikins, obstetric trainers, virtual cadaver tables, and canine simulators for veterinary technology. Recent solicitations show colleges, universities, and state health agencies purchasing these models for hands-on clinical skills training, competency assessment, and procedure practice across programs ranging from nursing and respiratory care to veterinary medicine and emergency medical response. Issuing bodies include community colleges, research universities, state university systems, and state health departments; Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Rockland Community College, and Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education appear as recent buyers. The code sees scattered activity across multiple states with no dominant geographic concentration, though recent solicitations originate from Texas, Massachusetts, and Utah.

Representative recent opportunities include Massachusetts DESE's RFR for CPR/AED train-the-trainer professional learning and equipment (responses due October 22, 2026, maximum obligation $425 million, mandatory 1% Supplier Diversity Program spending with 25% evaluation weight); Rockland Community College's IFB for a Virtual Cadaver Table functioning as dissection and classroom display device with Anatomage as the named standard (bids due August 20, 2026); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's IFB for five obstetric training sets and accessories from Paradigm Medical System (bids due June 10, 2026); and Texas A&M University's ITB for a K9 Diesel canine simulator with sensor feedback and amputation attachments for veterinary technology training (bids due June 5, 2026). The State of Texas also solicited catalog discount bids on instructional materials with responses due November 19, 2026. Activity is light but consistent, with procurement driven by curriculum expansion, program accreditation requirements, and equipment replacement cycles in higher education and state-funded health training programs.