UNSPSC 53131637: Nursing pads

UNSPSC 53131637 Nursing pads (Commodity) spans medical and first aid supply consumables that state and local governments procure for emergency response, healthcare, and facility operations. Recent solicitations show the code capturing a broad range of first aid and medical consumables beyond nursing pads specifically — including bandages, gauze sponges, alcohol prep pads, exam gloves, sharps containers, thermometers, antiseptic sprays, hydrogen peroxide, pain relievers, and emergency blankets. Issuing bodies include fire departments, school districts, and cooperative purchasing vehicles. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department and the City of Tampa Fire Department Rescue Division have each posted separate solicitations for medical aid and first aid supplies; the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida issued a competitive bid for first aid supplies; and Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing vehicle, posted a broader law enforcement equipment RFP that included medical supply categories among other equipment lines.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and the upper Midwest. The City of Tampa issued two separate ITBs (25-P-00157 and 26-P-00145) for medical and first aid supplies with response dates of April 9, 2025 and March 13, 2026 respectively, with the latter designated as a sheltered market for certified Small Local Business Enterprises and budgeted at $700,000. The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida posted ITB 25-CR-069 for first aid supplies with an estimated annual value of $130,000 and a bid deadline of November 20, 2025. Sourcewell's RFP #061626 (due June 16, 2026) established a cooperative procurement framework for law enforcement equipment available to thousands of governmental agencies across Washington state, the United States, and Canada, though the specific medical supply component is not quantified separately.