NIGP 95240: Elderly Assistance Services

NIGP 95240 Elderly Assistance Services is an Item code covering in-home personal care, congregate meal programs, transportation, counseling, caregiver support, and nursing home resident advocacy services that state and local governments procure for seniors aged 60 and older. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties purchasing direct personal care and homemaker services in clients' homes; congregate senior center meal programs with co-located activities and programming; paratransit and demand-response transportation for mobility-disadvantaged elderly residents; caregiver and dementia support services including training and peer support groups; and specialized advisory or consultation services such as nursing home resident council development and Area Agency on Aging service model reviews. The City of Baltimore is seeking licensed residential services agencies to provide bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, light housekeeping, and chore services to elderly clients in their homes (RFP, proposal due August 19, 2026); the City of Alexandria is recruiting operators for two senior congregate meal centers with programming and activities (RFP 2010, due August 3, 2026); and the City of Santa Monica is awarding four-year grants to nonprofit organizations for elder-focused human services programs addressing identified community needs (Human Services Grants Program 2027-31, due December 14, 2026, with funding running July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2031).

Issuing bodies span municipalities (Santa Monica, Baltimore, Alexandria), counties (Hillsborough County in Florida, Monroe County in Florida, Kenosha County in Wisconsin, Ventura County in California), state departments (Maryland Department of Aging, Texas Workforce Commission, Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities), and special-purpose healthcare districts (Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health in Texas). Geographic activity concentrates in California, Florida, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Hillsborough County is procuring senior meal preparation and delivery services across 14 dining centers, seven senior centers, and four adult daycare centers (ITB 26-00289, June 25, 2026 deadline, estimated three-year value of $17.8 million); Monroe County is requesting paratransit and demand-response transportation throughout the county for transportation-disadvantaged populations (RFP 638, July 21, 2026 deadline); and the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities is soliciting nonprofit management of statewide dental services for individuals with developmental disabilities across all 67 counties under a five-year contract with $3.6 million appropriated for implementation (ITN 2526-031, August 11, 2026 deadline). Kenosha County is requesting comprehensive dementia care and caregiver support services including specialized staff and evidence-based programs (Proposal 202602, June 30, 2026 deadline). The Maryland Department of Aging is seeking a consultant to develop and launch a statewide nursing home resident council under Medicare and Medicaid requirements (RFP MDOA-SP-27-04, October 16, 2026 deadline, $50,000 firm fixed-price). The Texas Workforce Commission is conducting open enrollment for diabetes self-management education services to vocational rehabilitation customers statewide at $117 per hour for individual assessments and skills training, $60 per hour for group training (open enrollment through November 10, 2026).