NIGP 232: Crafts, General

NIGP 232 Crafts, General is a Class code encompassing seasonal décor, art supplies, craft materials, and related consumables that state and local governments procure for educational programs, public events, facility operations, and departmental use. Recent solicitations show school districts, cities, and county agencies buying composition notebooks, markers, paints, clay, colored pencils, construction paper, glue, scissors, craft sticks, sponge stamps, and novelty décor items—primarily for classroom instruction, Head Start programs, and municipal event staging. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Granite School District in Utah, Alpine School District in Utah, Katy ISD in Texas, Belmont Public Schools), city parks and recreation departments (City of Tampa), county governments (Orange County, Florida), and regional purchasing cooperatives serving multiple districts (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, Educational Service and Buying Consortium in Texas). School districts dominate the activity, using the code for both consumable art and craft supplies and equipment such as laser cutters for maker spaces and technical programs.

The City of Fort Worth issued RFP 26-0268 on October 14, 2026, for seasonal, novelty décor, and event supplies on an as-needed basis to multiple city departments, with proposals due October 29, 2026 and a 30% small business participation goal; evaluation weighs catalog availability and product range at 30 points, responsiveness at 15 points, and delivery capability at 15 points. Granite School District solicited warehouse office and art supplies under IFB AL27-005 (bids due September 18, 2026) covering approximately 80 line items of notebooks, folders, markers, paints, and clay with drop-ship delivery to the central warehouse in Salt Lake City. Orange County, Florida solicited art and craft consumables for Head Start classrooms under IFB Y26-168 (responses due August 25, 2026), and Alpine School District in Utah issued IFB ASDES052026DS for 171 line items of educational supplies with multiple awards by line item (bids due July 2, 2026). Activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Utah, and California, with school district procurement representing the largest segment and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving statewide education networks. The code remains active across school year procurement cycles, with responses typically required within two to four weeks of posting.