NIGP 37015: Cutters and Shredders

NIGP 37015 Cutters and Shredders (Item) encompasses industrial shredding systems and precision flatbed cutting equipment that state and local governments procure for records destruction, document processing, and print-shop operations. Recent solicitations show two distinct product categories: high-torque multi-shaft shredders designed to process paper documents, plastics, uniforms, Kevlar, and limited metal objects to render them unrecoverable; and precision flatbed cutters equipped with drag knife, creasing, kiss-cut, and oscillating tools used for specialized cutting and finishing work in school print shops. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget and the School Board of Volusia County, Florida represent the active issuing bodies in the current pipeline, with Michigan focusing on confidential-records destruction at state facilities and Volusia County targeting print-shop capital equipment for educational operations.

Michigan's Department of Technology, Management and Budget issued multiple RFQs for a 40–60 horsepower multi-shaft shredding system at its Records Center, with the most recent solicitation (RFQ 260000002723) posted September 29, 2026 and due November 9, 2026, requesting technical specifications, electrical requirements, installation pricing, warranty documentation, and maintenance schedules. The School Board of Volusia County, Florida cancelled an initial ITB for an Apex 2516 Pro flatbed cutter in August 2025 after six vendors submitted bids, then reissued as ITB 2025-9051-JD (due January 5, 2026) requiring authorized-distributor certification from the manufacturer and specifying an Apex 2516 Plus system with integrated software, training, and one-year warranty; three vendors bid that solicitation. Michigan's prevailing-wage requirements, nondiscrimination compliance, and SDVOB documentation eligibility apply to shredding-system contracts. Both states require FOB destination delivery, electronic-only submission through state procurement systems (Michigan's SIGMA VSS), and Net 45 payment terms following invoice receipt.