NIGP 80070: Shoes, Orthopedic

NIGP 80070 Shoes, Orthopedic, an Item code, encompasses protective footwear, orthopedic extra-depth shoes, specialty inserts, and integrated orthotic services supplied to state and local agencies on firm-fixed-price contracts with multi-year terms. State and local governments buy branded orthopedic shoes (Drew, Xelero, Dr. Comfort, Pedors), custom and prefabricated foot orthotics including soles, heels, lifts, and rocker modifications, and professional orthotic fitting and evaluation clinics. The issuing-body mix includes Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) state-supported living centers, city governments, and affiliated state departments; HHSC has dominated recent activity with six separate IFBs since late June 2026 covering El Paso, Richmond, and Mexia state-supported living centers, with HHSC's Department of State Health Services authorized to use resulting contracts. The City of Fort Worth RFP for protective footwear, posted September 16, 2026, with proposals due October 8, 2026, represents the only recent non-state solicitation and imposes a 30% Small Business participation goal with vendors required to maintain a permanent business address within 25 miles of City Hall, provide fitting sessions and mobile shoe repair service, and meet ANSI and OSHA standards for safety footwear across asphalt, electrical hazard, orthopedic, restaurant, static dissipative, and waterproof categories.

Texas dominates the recent opportunity stream, with all HHSC procurements concentrated at El Paso, Richmond, and Mexia state-supported living centers. HHSC contracts specify firm-fixed unit pricing on detailed product lists with all labor, materials, supplies, and freight included; contract terms run September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 with renewal and extension options at HHSC's sole discretion. Representative recent HHSC opportunities include IFB HHS0017707v2 for Richmond State Supported Living Center (due August 17, 2026), specifying Drew and Xelero branded shoes with custom and prefabricated orthotics, and IFB HHS0017542-v3 for El Paso State Supported Living Center (due August 13, 2026), covering orthopedic extra-depth shoes, custom molded foot inserts, and specialized clinic services by a licensed prosthetist-orthotist for a five-year contract term with four one-year renewal options. The Fort Worth RFP targets approximately $145,000 in annual spend and emphasizes best-value evaluation (cost 30 points, Small Business participation 20 points, experience 10 points, ability to meet City needs 20 points, mobile services capability 20 points), requiring minimum two years' safety footwear experience and imposing no restocking fees, 30-day return-and-exchange windows, and one-week delivery for standard orders.