NIGP 31030: Envelopes, Plain, Stock Sizes

NIGP 31030 Envelopes, Plain, Stock Sizes is an Item code under which state and local governments procure standard envelope stock in high volumes — plain, windowed, booklet, and catalog varieties in commercial sizes (#4 through #15) — typically as part of mandatory statewide or departmental supply contracts. The California Department of General Services has issued two recent IFBs for statewide envelope contracts (most recently IFB 0000039469, due July 31, 2026, estimated at $14.7 million over five years), and the California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued multiple IFBs for printing and delivery of millions of custom or semi-custom envelopes across several product types. State agencies dominate the recent solicitation activity under this code, though school districts and county registrar offices also participate; the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) issued IFB 2026091 for printing supplies including envelopes in July 2026, and Washington County School District issued an IFB for instructional and paper supplies in May 2026 that included envelopes. Environmental compliance — minimum 30 percent post-consumer recycled content and Forest Stewardship Council or Sustainable Forest Initiative Chain of Custody certification — is a central requirement in California state procurements under this code. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuing body but consistently include Small Business Enterprise, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise incentives, and in California, Target Area Contract Preference Act options.

Recent solicitation activity clusters heavily in California, driven by the state's mandatory statewide envelope contract and the DMV's multiple envelope-printing solicitations (IFB 26-051 for 26 million #7 envelopes due May 20, 2026; IFB 26-060 for 50.7 million #10 envelopes due June 5, 2026; IFB 26-052 for 36 million #9 envelopes due June 6, 2026; all with estimated contract values ranging from $642,200 to $1.07 million). The County of Orange Registrar of Voters issued IFB 0313058202-CM in May 2026 for plain, printed, and custom envelopes, requesting competitive bids across 102 line items. Outside California, activity is modest; the Washington County School District (IFB WCSDSG002, due June 22, 2026) procures envelopes as part of a broader instructional and office supplies contract. Response deadlines in the source block cluster between late May and early August 2026, with most California state opportunities emphasizing per-thousand-unit pricing, firm fixed pricing for initial contract terms, 10 to 15 calendar day delivery standards, and delivery to Sacramento or regional warehouses during business hours.