NIGP 94827: Dental Laboratory Services

NIGP 94827 Dental Laboratory Services is an Item code covering laboratory work, clinical service delivery, and equipment procurement that state and local health systems use to support dental care for inmate populations, students, and hospital patients. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying on-call licensed dentist services for correctional facilities, fixed and removable dental prosthesis fabrication and repair, specialized digital scanning equipment, and supporting clinical data processing. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county public health systems, city detention facilities, public colleges and universities, and regional health plans. The City of Atlanta Department of Corrections and San Mateo Medical Center stand out as active buyers in the recent-opportunities window, while smaller institutions like Valencia College pursue specialized equipment sole-source acquisitions.

Activity concentrates in California and Georgia over the past four months. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Atlanta's multi-step sealed bid for on-call inmate dental services at the Atlanta City Detention Center (due July 9, 2026, IFB following prequalification), San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for fixed and removable dental prosthesis services with per-case fee compensation (due March 6, 2026), Valencia College's sole-source acquisition of four iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc. totaling $143,196.00 (posted April 13, 2026), and Inland Empire Health Plan's RFP for a Data Abstraction and Natural Language Processing solution to automate medical record review for quality reporting (due May 1, 2026). Correctional dental services emphasize Georgia licensing, American Correctional Association compliance, and experience with inmate populations; prosthesis work requires five years of similar laboratory experience, California business authorization, and per-case billing structures. Local preference points appear in San Mateo County (up to ten percent) and Inland Empire Health Plan (five points for Riverside or San Bernardino County fixed offices).