NIGP 01985: Tobacco

NIGP 01985 Tobacco is an Item code that captures tobacco products and related supplies purchased by state and local governments. In practice, the code sees minimal recent procurement activity; the most recent state-local solicitation on file does not involve tobacco purchasing but rather food supplies for a school nutrition program, indicating either a misclassification in the source data or a substantive absence of active tobacco procurement under this code at the state and local level. State and local buyers—including school districts, counties, state agencies, and municipalities—would use this code to procure tobacco products, smoking accessories, and related commodities when purchased, though such procurement is increasingly rare due to public health policies and budget constraints at the jurisdictional level.

No active tobacco procurements appear in the recent opportunities block. The single record present (Butts County School System SNP Food Bid SY27, posted April 27, 2026, IFB with May 26, 2026 bid submission deadline) involves food supplies for school nutrition and does not represent typical 01985 Tobacco activity. Without additional recent solicitations under this code, geographic concentration and issuing-body patterns cannot be reliably characterized from the source material. Firms monitoring this code should expect minimal activity and should verify NIGP coding accuracy when evaluating any responses that are submitted.