NIGP 05020: Casters, Drying Racks

NIGP 05020 Casters, Drying Racks, an Item code, encompasses mobile equipment bases and air-drying fixtures that state and local governments procure for custodial, educational, and operational settings. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring these items as components of broader art-supply bundles and law-enforcement equipment procurement packages, indicating the code covers both standalone products and integrated solutions for institutional environments. School districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-jurisdictional public bodies dominate the issuing mix, with Northside Independent School District in Texas and Sourcewell (a Minnesota-based cooperative serving Washington, Oregon, and participating entities nationwide) posting the most recent activity.

Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas issued IFB 2026096 on July 7, 2026 for Art Supplies & Equipment districtwide, with sealed bids due July 30, 2026; this procurement replaces an expiring contract and requires vendors to respond to maintain future eligibility. Sourcewell issued RFP 061626 on May 12, 2026 on behalf of participating entities including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington, establishing a cooperative law-enforcement-equipment contracting solution available to governmental agencies, K–12 school districts, and public entities across the United States and Canada, with proposals due June 16, 2026 through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. The code shows activity concentrated in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest regions, with Texas and Washington as the primary recent sourcing jurisdictions.