NIGP 20013: Children's Clothing

NIGP 20013 Children's Clothing, an Item code, encompasses spirit apparel, custom clothing, and promotional merchandise that state and local governments—primarily school districts—procure for student, staff, and organizational use. Recent solicitations show districts sourcing t-shirts, polo shirts, hoodies, jackets, caps, and pants alongside associated services including embroidery, screen printing, heat-seal appliques, and graphic design. The work involves both catalog-based discount purchasing models (where districts establish multiple awarded vendors and buy as needed) and custom-order arrangements with firm per-item pricing and one- to three-week turnaround expectations. Issuing bodies under this code are predominantly independent school districts; the recent-opportunities block shows Cypress-Fairbanks, Donna, and Magnolia independent school districts in Texas all active in this space within the past four months.

All recent activity in the source is concentrated in Texas, with three separate school district RFPs posted between March and July 2026. Donna ISD issued RFP 011326-866 for Awards & Incentives (including apparel items and services such as screen printing and embroidery) with proposals due April 8, 2026, structured as a multi-vendor catalog discount bid for the 2026–2027 school year with potential two-year renewal options. Magnolia ISD posted RFP 030226 on March 2, 2026, for custom apparel services (t-shirts, polos, hoodies, jackets, and associated embroidery and screen-printing work) with a April 16, 2026 deadline, seeking vendors with at least three years' experience, $1,000,000 general liability coverage, and ability to meet one- to three-week turnaround times for a potential five-year contract term starting June 1, 2026. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD issued RFP 26072040 on July 1, 2026, for spirit apparel and promotional items with a June 30, 2027 response deadline. No incumbent vendors, set-aside designations, or budget ranges were disclosed across the three solicitations.