NIGP 25080: Tests, Answer Sheets, Scoring Keys, etc. (for EDP Systems)

NIGP 25080 Tests, Answer Sheets, Scoring Keys, Etc. (For EDP Systems) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure instructional materials, supplies, and catalog-based commodities through cooperative purchasing arrangements. The code covers the supply of educational goods and services distributed via catalog discount models, where purchasing cooperatives establish multi-vendor contracts to serve member school districts, education service centers, and related public agencies. Issuing bodies under this code are regional purchasing cooperatives that aggregate demand across multiple member jurisdictions, typically operating statewide or across large geographic regions to leverage bulk purchasing power and negotiate volume discounts with qualified vendors.

Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas is the primary active buyer identified in recent solicitations under this code. The cooperative has issued multiple RFPs for catalog discount bids spanning instructional materials and transportation maintenance supplies, with the most recent posted in May 2026. The ICAT2223 RFP (due December 8, 2022) sought instructional catalog vendors with an estimated annual expenditure of $13,445,420 and received 156 vendor responses; the ICAT2426 RFP (due November 21, 2024) for transportation maintenance and supplies under a two-year term carried estimated expenditures of $10,423,151 and drew 120 respondents. Both solicitations evaluated vendors on discount depth, payment terms, shipping eligibility, and purchase-order acceptance, and both awarded multi-vendor contracts through the Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative website at https://purchasing.esc7.net. Texas is the documented geographic center of recent activity under this code, with Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative serving as the primary issuing body for instructional and operational supplies supporting public education in its member jurisdictions.