NIGP 265: Draperies, Curtains, and Upholstery Material, Including Automobile Upholstery

NIGP 265 Draperies, Curtains, and Upholstery Material, Including Automobile Upholstery, Class, encompasses window coverings, shades, and related installation services that state and local governments procure for facility operations and maintenance. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring solar shades, roller shades, vertical blinds, blackout shades, and related supply-and-installation contracts through RFQ and cooperative purchasing vehicles. Issuing bodies include transportation authorities, state administrative departments, county facilities managers, and municipal operations. The Orange County Transportation Authority issued an RFQ for window covering supply and maintenance (vertical blinds, roller shades, solar shades, blackout shades) with responses due October 13, 2026, budgeted at $35,000 over three years on an as-needed basis. The New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services solicited bids for supply and installation of 69 solar shades at a state office building, with bids due August 7, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, serving Texas public entities, posted a catalog discount bid for transportation maintenance and supplies (TRAN2628) with responses due November 17, 2026, covering a two-year contract term and estimated expenditures of $20.846 million, though the detailed catalog scope is not itemized in the source.

Activity spans multiple states and jurisdictions. Recent opportunities appear in Texas (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, a multi-entity vehicle), California (Orange County Transportation Authority), New Hampshire (state administrative services), and Florida (Marion County reverse trade show June 2026 and Clay County procurement conference November 2026). The issuing-body mix leans toward transit authorities and state administrative departments, with some county and municipal participation. The Texas cooperative purchasing vehicle stands out as the highest-value recent opportunity. Pricing models vary: firm-fixed unit pricing with no increases during term (Orange County), F.O.B. destination with manufacturer warranty (New Hampshire), and cooperative catalog discounts (Region 7). The Orange County RFQ requires 24-hour response times to service calls, maintains a $1,000,000/$2,000,000 liability insurance requirement, and imposes Ukraine/Russia sanctions compliance. Window covering procurement in this space typically involves supply, installation, maintenance on service-call basis, and occasional capital asset strategy analysis (as shown by the Maryland Environmental Service's October 2026 RFI on window infrastructure evaluation).