NIGP 23260: Needlework Kits and Supplies: Crewel, Embroidery, etc.

NIGP 23260 Needlework Kits and Supplies: Crewel, Embroidery, Etc., an Item code, covers craft and hobby supplies purchased by state and local recreation and parks departments to support community programming. Based on recent solicitation activity, the code encompasses a broad range of arts, craft, and recreational materials — needlework items, embroidery supplies, and related consumables — procured on as-needed bases by municipal parks and recreation divisions serving after-school programs, community schools, senior services, and special populations. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city and county purchasing offices acting on behalf of parks and recreation departments, which manage the supplies through central purchasing vehicles offering volume-discount pricing from qualified vendors.

Columbus Consolidated Government's Finance Department Purchasing Division issued Request for Bids No. 26-0014 in February 2026 to supply arts and craft, hobby, and recreational supplies for its Department of Parks and Recreation on an annual contract basis. The solicitation, posted February 4, 2026, with a response deadline of February 25, 2026, targeted multiple vendors capable of maintaining warehouse stock and shipping orders within ten days, with pricing structured as discounted percentages applied to published catalog prices. The estimated annual spend across all participating parks and recreation divisions ranged from $30,000 to $50,000. The two-year contract with three optional one-year renewal periods is non-exclusive; the city reserves the right to purchase through comparable cooperative contracts if costs are lower. Recent activity in this code remains limited; the Columbus opportunity represents the primary available public solicitation data point for this NIGP category.