NIGP 99253: Medical Equipment Testing and Calibration Services (Not X-Ray)

NIGP 99253 Medical Equipment Testing and Calibration Services (Not X-Ray), an Item code, encompasses preventive maintenance, calibration, testing, and repair services for medical and durable medical equipment at hospitals, state health facilities, and county health departments. State and local governments procure these services to maintain the operational reliability and safety compliance of diagnostic monitors, ventilators, feeding pumps, suction pumps, IV pumps, hospital beds, oxygen concentrators, EKG machines, autoclaves, and other clinical equipment across their facilities. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state health and human services departments, state transportation agencies operating medical surveillance programs, county health departments, and special-purpose state facilities such as state hospitals and supported living centers. Most recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas, where the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for biomedical maintenance and repair services at different facilities within its system, including state-supported living centers and state hospitals.

The County of Santa Clara (California) issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0636 for medical gas inspection, certification, preventative maintenance and minor repair with bids due October 7, 2026, requiring ASSE 6000 Medical Gas Systems certification as a mandatory qualification. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, posted RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services with proposals due October 9, 2026, requiring services to be performed or supervised by a licensed physician board-certified in occupational medicine across 14 ferry system locations statewide, with contract term through 2030 and option for five additional one-year extensions. Texas HHSC has solicited biomedical services for durable medical equipment at its Austin and Waco facilities under IFB HHS0017184v2 (due August 7, 2026), with estimated historical spend of $1.5 million over a four-year term starting September 1, 2026, requiring CBET certification and firm, fixed pricing subject to CPI adjustments. HHSC also issued IFBs for similar services at Lubbock State Supported Living Center (HHS0017530, due June 26, 2026, with $80,000 historical annual spend) and Big Spring State Hospital (HHS0017569, due July 9, 2026, with $21,800 historical annual spend), both requiring contractors to maintain a place of business within twenty miles of the service location.