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, covers preventive maintenance, calibration, testing, and repair services for hospital and durable medical equipment including cardiac monitors, ventilators, feeding pumps, hospital beds, suction pumps, and related devices. State and local governments solicit these services to keep medical equipment operational and compliant with safety standards; work is performed by technicians holding Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) certifications or equivalent relevant experience, typically with annual preventive maintenance cycles, quarterly or as-needed calibrations, and rapid-response repair services. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is the dominant recent buyer, issuing multiple IFBs targeting specific facilities and equipment rosters; county health systems and state-supported living centers and hospitals also procure under this code.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued three representative IFBs in June 2026: HHS0017184 (Biomedical Services for Durable Medical Equipment, due June 26, 2026, estimated $1.5 million, covering eight equipment types with 26% HUB subcontracting goal); HHS0017530 (Preventive Maintenance, Calibrations, and As-needed Repair Services for Lubbock State Supported Living Center, due June 26, 2026, historical spend $80,000, place-of-business requirement within twenty-mile radius); and HHS0017569 (Medical Equipment PM-Calibration-Repair Services for Big Spring State Hospital, due July 9, 2026, historical spend $21,800, geographic restriction within twenty-mile radius of facility). All three Texas solicitations require firm, fixed pricing; comprehensive insurance including professional liability of at least $1 million; minimum two to three years of relevant experience; and three verifiable references. Texas geography concentrates opportunity in Austin, Lubbock, and Big Spring service areas. Collier County, Florida issued an RFP (258407) in July 2025 for Medical Director Services, Employment Physicals and Drug Testing with fifteen-mile geographic preference and historical spend averaging $92,000 per fiscal year, though this procurement overlaps laboratory and occupational-health services beyond core equipment testing. Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with geographic restrictions requiring local presence within service-area radii of twenty-mile or less.