NIGP 09550: Chair Cloths, Shampoo Capes, and Clips

NIGP 09550 Chair Cloths, Shampoo Capes, And Clips is an Item code covering salon and cosmetology personal-protective and service textiles that state and local governments procure for vocational training programs and related instructional use. Recent solicitations show school districts buying chair cloths, neck dusters, barber jackets, capes, neck strips, and related items as part of broader cosmetology equipment and supplies bundles for classroom instruction. Issuing bodies under this code include independent school districts with cosmetology or beautician training programs that source these items through catalog-discount RFP vehicles to establish multi-vendor award lists, giving faculty and administrative personnel flexibility to select vendors based on value for individual product categories.

Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas, posted RFP 011326-894 on March 21, 2026, seeking discount proposals off printed catalog prices for cosmetology equipment and supplies effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with optional one-year extensions. The solicitation contemplates awards to multiple vendors and does not guarantee minimum purchase quantities. Proposals were due April 8, 2026. The district requires F.O.B. Destination delivery with shipping and handling included in quoted prices, completion of standard compliance documentation (debarment certification, W-9, conflict-of-interest questionnaire, certificate of interested parties, and a deviations form disclosing any specification variances), customer references from the past five years, appropriate insurance naming the district as an additional insured, and timely customer support and training at no additional charge. The source identifies no additional recent opportunities under this code in other jurisdictions.