NIGP 39540: Continuous Forms, Carbonless Paper (Chemical Transfer)

NIGP Item 39540 Continuous Forms, Carbonless Paper (Chemical Transfer) covers blank stock materials for specialized printing applications in state and local operations, including thermal paper boarding passes, automated ticket stock, and airport bag tags. Recent solicitations show airports and transportation authorities as primary buyers, procuring pre-cut and pre-scored materials ready for on-demand thermal or impact printing in high-throughput ticketing and baggage-handling environments. The work involves supplying standardized blank forms and paper stock rather than finished printed products; issuing bodies specify dimensions, coating types, adhesive properties, and performance standards to support their existing printing infrastructure.

Sacramento County's Department of Airports issued RFP 2026RFP0016 in September 2026 for an initial two-year contract covering bag tags, thermal paper, and automated ticket and boarding pass stock, with potential three one-year extensions, made available through the Sacramento County Procurement Alliance (SCoPA) cooperative purchasing program to other eligible governmental, educational, and nonprofit entities. The response due date was May 21, 2026. Geographic activity in the source is concentrated in California; however, limited recent opportunity data restricts characterization of broader state or regional concentration patterns under this code.