NIGP 48566: Linen Hampers and Bags

NIGP Item 48566 Linen Hampers And Bags covers the procurement of storage and transport containers for linens and textiles, along with the linens themselves when bundled in operational solicitations. State and local governments buy linen hampers and bags primarily as operational consumables for detention facilities, hospitals, schools, and general municipal operations, often bundled with the linens they hold—sheets, towels, blankets, and safety smocks—rather than procured as standalone items. The mix of issuing bodies spans city and county detention facilities, school districts, and municipal departments soliciting janitorial and custodial supplies where bags and containers anchor the procurement. Indianapolis and Marion County, the City of Dallas, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas have posted recent opportunities under this code. The work solicited includes laundry bags for inmate linens, trash bags and liners for janitorial operations in multiple sizes (13-gallon through 60-gallon), can liners for school custodial supplies, and associated storage containers for multi-location delivery.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Indiana. The City of Indianapolis and Marion County Sheriff's Office posted an IFB (RFB33SHF316) due December 18, 2025, for inmate linen products including 83 dozen laundry bags alongside sheets, towels, and safety items, with incumbent vendors Bob Barker Company and ACME Supply Co., LTD holding current contracts. The City of Dallas solicited a five-year ID/IQ master agreement (BC2600029656) for janitorial supplies including polyethylene bags in multiple capacities due May 29, 2026, structured as a catalog discount bid with a $100 bid security requirement and local preference provisions allowing Dallas firms within 3 percent of the lowest bid to compete. Muscogee County School District in Columbus, Georgia issued a competitive IFB (PE55220NONST2026000000030) due May 22, 2026, for custodial supplies encompassing six line items of can liners alongside 104 total items across cleaning chemicals, paper products, and floor care equipment, with award scheduled for June 29, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas manages a catalog discount RFP (CUS2223) with estimated total cooperative expenditures of $5,220,140 across member school districts and educational entities statewide. Cooperative purchasing vehicles are active in this code; set-aside participation goals (minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and disability-owned enterprises) appear in municipal procurements, and Living Wage requirements apply to Dallas contracts exceeding $50,000.