NIGP 48553: Dusters: Feather, Lambs Wool, Split, etc.

NIGP 48553 Dusters: Feather, Lambs Wool, Split, Etc., an Item code, represents a narrow but recurring line item within custodial and cleaning supply procurement at the state and local level. State and local governments buy dusters—including feather, lambs wool, and split variants—as consumable components of comprehensive janitorial supply contracts rather than as standalone procurements. These items appear embedded within larger custodial-supplies solicitations that bundle cleaning chemicals, paper products, floor care equipment, mops, brooms, and related tools into single contracts serving schools, municipalities, and county facilities. School districts are the dominant issuing bodies under this code, with recent activity concentrated in independent school districts and county boards of education; municipal departments and special education cooperatives also appear as buyers. Recent custodial-supplies contracts that include dusters span Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas; Madison County Board of Education in Danielsville, Georgia; Muscogee County School District in Columbus, Georgia; Pinellas County School District in Florida; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative serving multiple school districts across Texas.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with scattered municipal procurement in the Northeast such as the City of Newark, New Jersey. Recent representative opportunities include Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-071 for custodial supplies (due June 4, 2026), Madison County Board of Education's RFP CSUP 05-26 (due June 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM), and Muscogee County School District's ITB 26-022 for custodial supplies and equipment covering 104 line items organized into five categories with bid responses due May 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's catalog-discount RFP CUS2223 serves as a cooperative vehicle with estimated total expenditures of $5.22 million across member entities in Texas. Individual school district contracts such as Pinellas County School District's ITB 25-JG-072 indicate estimated annual contract values of approximately $900,000. Dusters are typically one component of larger line-item awards with price competition weighted equally alongside delivery capability, product quality, and vendor qualifications. No set-aside designations or incumbent-vendor protections appear in the recent solicitation records.