NIGP 12522: Bindings, Plastic Post/Rivet Strips

NIGP 12522 Bindings, Plastic Post/Rivet Strips, an Item code, encompasses bindery supplies and finishing materials that state and local governments procure on an as-needed basis to support internal document production and reproduction operations. The scope includes plastic binding strips, post and rivet fastening systems, and related consumable bindery supplies delivered to in-house print shops and central reproduction facilities. Transit authorities, county transportation agencies, and other local public bodies solicit these items through RFQs with firm-fixed pricing and no guaranteed purchase volumes, typically awarding to the lowest responsive and responsible vendor on a lump-sum basis with all costs including freight and offloading embedded in unit or line-item pricing.

The Orange County Transportation Authority posted RFQ 250265 on June 22, 2026, seeking bindery supplies for delivery to its Print Shop in Orange, California with a budget of $8,000 for a one-year term (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). The RFQ required all quotes due May 20, 2026, mandated certification of non-compliance with Ukraine/Russia-related economic sanctions under multiple presidential executive orders, stipulated firm-fixed pricing with no increases permitted over the contract term, and required bidders to quote all line items or face rejection as non-responsive. The incumbent vendor was United Binding & Laminating under Contract C54041. Delivery constraints included a 4,000-pound freight elevator capacity limit and no loading dock availability, making vendor responsibility for offloading a material operational requirement.