NIGP 31006: Envelopes: Clasp, String, etc.

NIGP 31006 Envelopes: Clasp, String, Etc., an Item code, encompasses plain, printed, and custom envelopes that state and local governments procure for high-volume administrative, educational, and departmental operations. Recent solicitations show that buyers select envelopes across multiple standard sizes (#4, #9, #10, #11), specialty formats (booklet, catalog, coin), and custom configurations with window materials, clasps, string, and printing services. Environmental compliance—post-consumer recycled content and forest certification—features prominently in statewide contracts. State departments, counties, and school districts all solicit under this code; the California Department of General Services and the County of Orange (Registrar of Voters) have posted large-scale statewide or departmental contracts, while Washington County School District procures mid-year supplies at the school district level. The issuing bodies span state procurement divisions managing mandatory statewide contracts down to individual county departments and school warehouses.

Activity concentrates in California, where the California Department of General Services posted a $14.7 million two-year envelope contract (IFB 0000039469, bids due July 31, 2026) covering 146 line items with minimum 30% recycled content and FSC or SFI certification required, and the County of Orange (Registrar of Voters) issued an IFB for Plain, Printed, and Custom Envelopes (IFB #031-3058202-CM, bids due May 11, 2026) spanning 102 line items with tiered pricing up to 2,000,000 units and ten-business-day delivery standards. Washington County School District's mid-year instructional and paper IFB (posted May 28, 2026, bids due June 22, 2026) bundled envelopes with broader office supplies. The California contracts offer 5% Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise preferences; Orange County offers 5% preference for certified Orange County Local Small Business and DVBE vendors. Statewide and departmental contracts typically impose firm fixed pricing, bond requirements, and performance standards (such as jamming limits on letter-sized envelopes), while school district procurements often allow multiple awards driven by cost and freight optimization.