NIGP 23278: Soap Making Materials and Supplies

NIGP 23278 Soap Making Materials and Supplies, an Item code, encompasses raw materials, ingredients, and supplies for soap production that state and local governments procure primarily through parks and recreation departments and community programs. Based on recent solicitation activity, the code captures broader arts, craft, hobby, and recreational supply procurement—including soap-making materials as one component within multi-category supply contracts. State and local issuing bodies treating this code as part of general craft and hobby supply frameworks span municipal governments and their subordinate recreation divisions, which purchase these materials on an as-needed basis to support community programming, after-school initiatives, seniors services, and special-populations activities.

Columbus Consolidated Government's Finance Department Purchasing Division issued Request for Bids No. 26-0014 (RFB) in February 2026 seeking arts and craft, hobby, and recreational supplies for the Department of Parks and Recreation, with a response deadline of February 25, 2026. The procurement targets annual spending of $30,000 to $50,000 across the After School Program, Community Schools, Seniors, Special Populations, and Recreation divisions, with a two-year contract term plus three optional one-year renewals. Vendors must maintain warehouse stock, ship within ten days, and provide pricing based on discounted catalog rates with delivery and handling included in the quoted discount percentage. The Columbus procurement reserves the right to award to multiple vendors and to substitute comparable cooperative-contract purchases if costs are lower, indicating a non-exclusive purchasing approach. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia based on this recent opportunity; broader state and local activity under the code remains sparse in available solicitation records.