NIGP 085: Bags, Bagging, Ties, and Erosion Sheeting, etc.

NIGP 085 Bags, Bagging, Ties, and Erosion Sheeting, Etc., a Class code, encompasses blanket purchase orders for custodial supplies including bags and liners, specialized erosion control materials such as geotextiles and sediment controls, food service disposables, and janitorial paper products—all sourced through sealed competitive bidding by municipalities, school districts, and state agencies. State and local governments procuring under this code typically establish multi-year contracts with volume discounts, firm pricing mechanisms, and sustainability compliance requirements including recycled-content standards and green certification preferences.

Recent solicitation activity spans multiple geographies and issuing-body types. The City of Milpitas (California) issued IFB 26-229 on July 17, 2026, with bids due August 4, 2026, for five-category MRO blanket purchase orders over five years, including street and park maintenance supplies where bags and related materials appear as components. Fontana Unified School District (California) released Bid No. 26/27-0004 on July 16, 2026, due July 29, 2026, for custodial supplies and equipment across 45 school sites, including 79 line items of bags, liners, and cleaning materials with mandatory 72-hour delivery capability. The City of Meriden, Connecticut solicited food service paper goods and disposables under RFP 027-04 on July 16, 2026, due the same day, anticipating $210,000 in annual spend for 8,200 students across 13 schools. The City of Richardson, Texas released Invitation to Bid 4426 on March 31, 2026, due April 28, 2026, for recycle and trash bags (blue, black, clear, and extra-large polyethylene) with an estimated annual expenditure of $300,000 and pre-bid conference on April 7, 2026; the same city later issued RFP 70526 on May 21, 2026, due June 16, 2026, for an annual requirements recycle and trash bag contract with pre-proposal conference May 28, 2026. Volusia County, Florida issued ITB #26-B-58KO on February 27, 2026, due March 26, 2026, for erosion control materials including geotextiles, erosion blankets, silt fence, and turbidity curtains under a three-year master agreement with two optional one-year renewals and three percent local-vendor preference. New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services released RFB 3117-26 on February 27, 2026, due March 20, 2026, at 11:00 AM, for erosion control materials (wood stakes, sediment rolls, dirtbags, fabric, erosion blankets, silt fence) through July 31, 2031, with possible two-year extension; and a separate RFB for an automated sandbag filling machine on January 23, 2026, due February 12, 2026. Activity is concentrated in California (Milpitas, Fontana, West Sacramento), Texas (Richardson), Florida (Meriden/Connecticut region, Volusia County, Indian River County, Marion County), and New Hampshire, with school districts and municipalities as primary buyers alongside state procurement offices. Prevailing wage and sustainability compliance (California Labor Code, recycled-content standards, Green Seal certification) are routine requirements in western and urban markets; Eastern and rural jurisdictions emphasize ASTM specifications and FDOT product-list compliance.