NIGP 12520: Bindings, Comb Type, Plastic

NIGP 12520 Bindings, Comb Type, Plastic, an Item code, encompasses comb-style plastic binding supplies that state and local governments procure for in-house document finishing and bindery operations. Recent solicitations show government purchasers buying comb bindings as part of broader bindery-supply contracts alongside related finishing materials—rivets, fasteners, covers, and other binding consumables—for routine office document preparation. Issuing bodies include transit authorities, county governments, and other special-purpose districts operating in-house print shops or document services. These jurisdictions typically source bindings through as-needed supply contracts with firm-fixed pricing and no volume guarantees, awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible vendor on a lump-sum basis.

The Orange County Transportation Authority posted an RFQ in July 2026 for bindery supplies with an $8,000 one-year budget and a May 20, 2026 response date, with delivery to its Print Shop in Orange, California; the incumbent vendor is United Binding & Laminating. A second major opportunity, Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment posted in May 2026 with a June 16, 2026 deadline, was issued on behalf of a cooperative purchasing vehicle spanning Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington state, plus numerous other public entities nationwide. Recent activity clusters in California and Washington, with cooperative purchasing arrangements extending the reach of individual procurements across multiple jurisdictions. Vendors should note that as-needed bindery-supply contracts typically require new stock only, firm pricing held for the contract term, and commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence.