NIGP 42013: Children's Furniture (incl. Stackable Types) (see 41054 for Hospital Types)

NIGP 42013 Children's Furniture (Including Stackable Types), an Item code, encompasses classroom and school furniture that state and local governments procure for PreK–12 educational environments, including student desks and chairs, activity tables, storage units, and Montessori learning materials. The work spans traditional supply relationships (fixed-price catalogs and unit-cost agreements) and cooperative purchasing arrangements where school districts and education cooperatives solicit vendors to stock inventory or provide discounted access to furniture lines. Issuing bodies include large school districts, county school systems, regional education cooperatives serving multiple districts, and county health departments purchasing child-safety furniture for community programs. Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), the nation's seventh-largest school district, posted an ITQ for 310 line items of Montessori classroom supplies with firm unit pricing capped at a 15 percent markup and automatic renewal for up to four additional one-year periods. The City of Philadelphia issued a micro-purchase RFQ for mixed furniture items (ergonomic chairs, modular seating from Wayfair, and school outfitter products) with a contract ceiling not to exceed $45,000 annually. Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA), a nonprofit warehouse serving 35 Georgia school systems, solicited bids on classroom and office furniture including file cabinets, desks, chairs, and display boards with estimated annual quantities from 2 to 150 units per item and NET 30 payment terms.

Recent activity concentrates in school districts and education cooperatives across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic: Florida (Hillsborough County), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Georgia (CPA serving 35 districts), Texas (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative), and Utah (Salt Lake County Health Department). Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas issued an RFP for a catalog discount bid on classroom furniture and supplies with estimated total expenditures of $21,568,516 over two years and 62 previously awarded vendors, indicating a mature market. Salt Lake County Health Department solicited approximately 1,800 car seats across six product categories for an Injury Prevention Program with approximate annual value of $40,000 and pricing limits ranging from less than $30 for backless booster seats to less than $130 for infant car seats. Response deadlines in the source block range from closed (Philadelphia RFQ, May 26, 2026; CPA bid, September 22, 2026) to April 10, 2027 (HCPS ITQ). Contract terms typically span one to two years with optional renewals, firm pricing commitments of 12 months minimum, and FOB-Destination delivery with freight prepaid by the vendor.