NIGP 96186: Veterinary Services

NIGP 96186 Veterinary Services is an Item code that encompasses direct clinical care delivery to animals—including routine examination, vaccination, surgical procedures, emergency treatment, and specialized services—procured by state and local animal-care agencies, counties, cities, and specialized entities such as racing commissions and universities. Recent state and local solicitations show demand for spay-and-neuter services, emergency and after-hours care, vaccinations and microchipping, shelter and rescue support, and specialized equine services at racetracks. The City of San Antonio's Animal Care Services Department has posted three separate opportunities in July 2026—for community vaccine and microchip clinics (RFA, due August 25, 2026 at $20 per animal served), spay-neuter contract veterinarians (RFA, August 25, 2026 at $1,300 per shift plus travel stipend), and rescue-organization partnerships pulling animals from shelter (RFA, August 25, 2026 at $200 per animal)—alongside an RFP for emergency veterinary care during evening and overnight hours (due August 17, 2026). Issuing bodies span municipal animal-control departments, county domestic-animal services divisions, county animal-care facilities, university research centers, and state racing commissions. San Antonio, Collier County (Florida), Pinal County (Arizona), and Prairie View A&M University represent recent repeat buyers, with San Antonio the most active in the past thirty days.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (San Antonio, Pinal County Arizona, Collier County Florida, and state racing venues across four tracks), California (San Mateo County's mobile veterinary services for unhoused populations, due March 24, 2026), Utah (Division of Purchasing track veterinarian RFSQ, March 24, 2026), and scattered municipal procurement in Arizona and Florida. Collier County issued ITNs for comprehensive veterinary services at its Domestic Animal Services Center (due February 4, 2025 at variable rates based on service type) and feral-cat trap-neuter-vaccinate-release program implementation (due March 17, 2026 at tiered per-cat rates from $5 to $25). Pinal County sought veterinary services for animal control on as-needed basis (RFP 264131, due June 5, 2026). The Texas Racing Commission posted dual RFQs for licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians at four state racetracks—RFQ #476-24-001 for veterinarians (due February 14, 2025, $125 hourly plus $1,000 per DEA license reimbursement, capped at $150,000 fiscal year) and RFQ #476-26-001 for technicians (due May 15, 2026, $35–$50 per hour, $75,000 annual cap). Required qualifications across most opportunities include state veterinary licensure, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million coverage depending on scope), compliance with indemnification standards, and background-disclosure requirements including criminal-conviction and litigation history.