NIGP 19512: Braille Watches and Clocks

NIGP 19512 Braille Watches and Clocks, an Item code, encompasses time-telling devices designed for blind and visually impaired users, typically procured as part of broader special education and rehabilitation supply catalogs rather than as standalone purchases. State and local governments buy these devices through cooperative purchasing arrangements and vocational rehabilitation programs serving disabled populations. Issuing bodies include regional education service cooperatives (such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas), state workforce and rehabilitation agencies, and school districts accessing cooperative catalogs. The procurement model favors multi-vendor awards with discounted pricing off catalog list prices, and vendors must accept purchase orders on a firm, fixed-price basis with statewide delivery included.

Recent activity centers in Texas, where Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative posted a Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) due October 1, 2026, with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years and 99 anticipated vendor awardees, and the Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division issued IFB 3202600146 due June 3, 2026, bundling Braille watches and clocks with seven related product categories across 33 line items with historical annual compensation of $350,000. Both solicitations require percentage discounts off list prices, compliance with federal and state employment and privacy regulations including E-Verify and HIPAA, and in TWC's case, mandatory VetHUB subcontracting plans with a state goal of 5.28 percent utilization. Texas preference and set-aside programs apply to TWC's procurement, including service-disabled veteran-owned business preferences.