NIGP 05010: Block Printing Supplies

NIGP 05010 Block Printing Supplies, an Item code, encompasses specialty paper products, art supplies, and related consumables that state and local agencies procure for operational and educational use. Recent solicitations show the code extending beyond traditional block printing into broader printing and imaging supplies: specialty papers in multiple weights and finishes, carbonless forms, envelopes, labels, foam board, vinyl materials, and art supplies for districtwide use in schools. Issuing bodies include transportation authorities, school districts, and cities; Orange County Transportation Authority and Northside Independent School District appear as active buyers. The work involves supply-chain arrangements typically structured as firm-fixed unit-price contracts with delivery to specified locations and as-needed or scheduled usage terms, often with no guaranteed minimum purchase volumes.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Texas. Orange County Transportation Authority posted an RFQ on October 13, 2026 for preventive maintenance and repairs of Horizon Folder equipment through October 26, 2026 (two-year contract, $40,000 budget); the same agency issued an IFB on October 7, 2026 for specialty paper supplies with bids due August 24, 2026 ($200,000 budgeted for one-year initial term, DBE goals apply, incumbent Spicers). Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas solicited art supplies and equipment districtwide via IFB 2026096, with bids due July 30, 2026. The City of Tucson, Arizona issued an RFP on April 24, 2026 for managed print services and related equipment across 107 city locations (responses due May 27, 2026, five-year initial term with optional five one-year extensions, subject to FTA, ARPA, and HUD Section 3 compliance). Contracts under the code typically carry insurance requirements (Commercial General Liability, Workers' Compensation) and, where federal funding applies, prevailing wage and DBE participation obligations.