NIGP 37015: Cutters and Shredders

NIGP 37015 Cutters and Shredders, an Item code, encompasses equipment that state and local governments procure to destroy or render documents, materials, and foodservice items unusable or non-reconstructible. Recent solicitations show two distinct procurement streams: high-capacity industrial shredding systems for records destruction and specialized cutting or processing equipment for kitchen and foodservice operations. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget has posted multiple RFQs for multi-shaft, low-speed, high-torque shredding systems (40–60 horsepower) capable of processing paper documents, plastics, textiles, uniforms, Kevlar, ballistic materials, and metal items for state Records Centers, while School District U-46 in Illinois is bidding food-service counter and refrigeration units with integrated cutting boards and preparation surfaces. Issuing bodies under this code include state department procurement offices and school districts; the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget appears as a repeat buyer with overlapping shredding-system RFQs posted in June 2026.

Michigan and Illinois dominate recent activity in this code. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget issued RFQ 260000002177 and RFP1712600000021771, both closing July 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, seeking proposals for Records Center shredding systems with written questions due June 16 and responses posted by June 23. School District U-46 (Illinois) issued IFB 4022526 for food-and-nutritional-services equipment, with bids due February 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM CST via the Euna Procurement electronic system and Board approval scheduled for March 16, 2026. Bidders on the Michigan RFQs must provide throughput rates by material type, technical specifications, and installation services; proposals must remain valid for 60 calendar days. The District welcomes minority-owned and women-owned business participation and requires $1,000,000 commercial general liability insurance per occurrence, with no minimum order quantities imposed.