NIGP 52048: Lining, Shoe Tongue

NIGP 52048 Lining, Shoe Tongue is an Item code that captures state and local procurement of internal shoe components—specifically tongue linings and related footwear interior materials used in shoe manufacturing and repair. The code sees limited recent solicitation activity across state and local procurement channels. Issuing bodies that engage with this code tend to be state departments managing uniform or occupational-footwear programs, corrections departments purchasing inmate work shoes and safety footwear, and occasionally municipalities sourcing replacement components for employee safety equipment. The scope of work is narrow and specialized, focused on bulk purchases of pre-manufactured lining materials or finished shoes with custom tongue lining specifications rather than bespoke fabrication.

The source provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities under NIGP 52048 Lining, Shoe Tongue. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity in the current dataset, geographic concentration and representative recent solicitations cannot be characterized. Firms pursuing work under this code should monitor corrections procurement channels, state uniform and safety-equipment programs, and specialized footwear suppliers' cooperative purchasing vehicles for sporadic demand signals.