NIGP 51032: Bags and Liners (for Bag Holders, Baskets, and Trucks)

NIGP 51032 Bags And Liners (For Bag Holders, Baskets, And Trucks), an Item code, covers plastic and polyethylene bags purchased by state and local governments for waste collection, recycling, and material handling operations. State and local buyers under this code procure trash bags, recycling bags, bulk storage bags, and related liners in standardized sizes and materials, with specifications typically addressing film thickness, closure systems (wire ties, drawstrings, flaps), durability standards, and performance testing per ASTM requirements. School districts, cities, county governments, and water utilities represent the primary issuing bodies soliciting under the code. Atlanta Public Schools appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple bids for trash liners and gloves between June and August 2026. Procurement vehicles include fixed-price competitive bids and annual requirements contracts with single-vendor or multiple-award structures, with initial terms typically ranging from one year to multi-year option periods.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, with Harris County, the City of Dallas, the City of Richardson, and Atlanta Public Schools (Georgia) posting bids between May and August 2026. Harris County issued ITB 260201 on August 28, 2026, for plastic liner (poly) bags and related items under a one-year contract beginning October 30, 2026, with bids due October 5, 2026. The City of Richardson posted RFP 70526 on May 21, 2026, for an annual requirements contract covering blue recycling bags (30" × 37" and 27" × 52"), black and clear trash bags in specified gauges (1.3–2.0 mils minimum), with quantities ranging from 100 to 35,000 rolls annually across 12 line items and preferred post-consumer recycled content of 10–20 percent; proposals were due June 16, 2026, with evaluation weighted 30 points for price, 30 for qualifications and experience, 30 for specification compliance and added value, and 10 for references. The City of Dallas issued IFB IFSDWUB1700032 on July 1, 2026, for bulk bags for its Water/Eastside Treatment Plant at 405 Long Creek, Sunnyvale, Texas, with bids due July 13, 2026 and all items required to be new, unopened, in original packaging, FOB delivery site including freight.