NIGP 90520: Air Rescue and Transfer of Patients

NIGP 90520 Air Rescue and Transfer of Patients, an Item code, encompasses emergency medical transport, specialized rescue operations, and medical equipment and systems supporting patient movement and emergency response across state and local detention, correctional, and emergency service facilities. State and local governments procure under this code a mix of confined space rescue services, ambulance billing infrastructure, helicopter maintenance for air evacuation, and security screening systems integrated with detention facility medical protocols. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, county detention facilities, municipal emergency services, and state public safety divisions. Recent solicitations show corrections agencies (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Collin County detention) alongside municipal ambulance services (Town of Westford, Massachusetts) and state aviation units (Utah Department of Public Safety).

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Texas, Utah, and Massachusetts based on recent postings. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued IFB C5613144-D, Rebid 1 for confined space rescue services across four CDCR facilities with a September 18, 2026 deadline, requiring California Fire Marshal Confined Space Rescue Technician certification and imposing a 25% small business participation requirement with a 5% small business preference and DVBE incentive of 1–5%. Collin County, Texas posted RFP 2026-155 for a full-body scanner system for its Adult Detention Facility admissions area with an initial proposal due date of September 17, 2026 (later corrected in posting to September 18), specifying $242,000 first-year upfront cost, four-hour maximum technical support turnaround, and compliance with FAA, FDA, UL/CSA, and FCC standards. The Town of Westford, Massachusetts issued an RFP for ambulance billing and collection services for a three-year term starting July 1, 2026, requiring Certified Ambulance Coders/Billers, documented collection percentages of 85–95 percent, and a percentage-of-receipts compensation model tied to the town's approximately 1,900 annual ambulance transports. The Utah Division of Purchasing posted a Notice of Intent to Award without competition for helicopter hoist overhaul services to the Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau under sole-source justification.