NIGP 95212: Bioethical Services

NIGP 95212 Bioethical Services, an Item code, encompasses ethical review, consultation, and compliance services that state and local government agencies procure to evaluate research protocols, medical procedures, and institutional policies against established ethical standards. The work typically involves institutional review board (IRB) operations, ethics committee support, bioethics consultation on clinical and policy decisions, and training on ethical frameworks for healthcare and research settings. Issuing bodies include state health departments, county health authorities, municipal hospitals and health systems, independent school districts with research or clinical programs, and specialized medical institutions. The code sees activity across a relatively narrow set of jurisdictions focused on healthcare delivery and research infrastructure rather than across general municipal or county procurement.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities under this Item code, making current market activity unclear. Practitioners pursuing work in bioethical services should monitor state health department RFPs, academic medical center procurement notices, and health system cooperative purchasing vehicles for consultation and IRB-support solicitations, as these represent the most likely venues for bioethical-services procurement at the state and local level.