NIGP 36079: Tile, Cork

NIGP 36079 Tile, Cork, an Item code, covers specialized flooring materials including non-slip resilient flooring such as Kinetex products that state and local governments install across institutional and educational facilities. The code encompasses cork, tile, and resilient sheet and tile flooring used in schools, municipal buildings, and other public infrastructure. Issuing bodies under this code include school districts and county education systems pursuing district-wide flooring upgrades and facility standardization.

The School Board of Seminole County, Florida is the primary recent buyer on record, posting a sole-source Notice of Intent to acquire Kinetex non-slip flooring manufactured by J+J Flooring for district-wide implementation across multiple school facilities with an estimated annual expenditure of $800,000. Interested vendors had until October 29, 2025, to submit alternative proposals or challenge the sole-source designation; vendors proposing comparable products must demonstrate equivalence to Kinetex materials. Activity under this code centers in Florida at this time based on available posting data.