NIGP 31024: Envelopes, Plain, Special (Colored Wove, White Wove)

NIGP 31024 Envelopes, Plain, Special (Colored Wove, White Wove) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure standard and custom envelopes for agency mail, vital records, and public communications. Recent solicitations show purchasing of plain #10 envelopes, window envelopes for confidential documents, custom-printed variants with agency logos and permits, and specialty formats including catalog and booklet envelopes. The issuing bodies span state procurement offices (California Department of General Services, California Franchise Tax Board, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Secretary of State, Texas Comptroller), state agencies (California Department of Motor Vehicles, California Department of Transportation), county registrars of voters, municipal purchasing (City of Phoenix), and school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio). State procurement divisions and independent state agencies dominate the activity, with several posting multiple concurrent solicitations.

California leads in recent procurement volume and frequency, with the Department of General Services issuing a mandatory statewide contract for 146 line items valued at $14.7 million over two years plus three optional one-year extensions (IFB 0000039469, due July 31, 2026), the California Franchise Tax Board seeking 50 million custom printed envelopes (IFB-FTB-2627-PW-056, due July 21, 2026), the Department of Motor Vehicles soliciting 50.7 million envelopes across five variants totaling $1,074,834.80 (IFB 26-060, due June 5, 2026), and the Department of General Services Procurement Division issuing a second statewide contract for the Office of State Publishing valued between $500,000 and $700,000 (IFB 7760-39245, due July 29, 2026). Texas procurements include the Texas Comptroller's IFB for 4,966 cases each of plain and window #10 envelopes (304T-26-310A1, due July 21, 2026) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's custom window envelope order for 152,500 units. Illinois issued an RFQ for blue #10 envelopes (27350SOSCOMM3B54003, due September 10, 2026) and a small-business set-aside for 2,500 window envelopes (26551HDAADMINB53013, due June 17, 2026). The City of Phoenix is procuring envelopes under a five-year supply agreement with DBE-N reporting obligations (IFB260336, due September 1, 2026), and the County of Orange Registrar of Voters is sourcing 102 line items ranging from stock to custom-printed formats (IFB 031-3058202-CM, due May 11, 2026). Multiple procurements carry mandatory small-business and disabled veteran business enterprise preferences and participation requirements ranging from 3% to 25%. Most state contracts require recycled content (minimum 30%) and Forest Stewardship Council or Sustainable Forestry Initiative certification where applicable.