NIGP 52551: Boxes, Drop, Library

NIGP 52551 Boxes, Drop, Library is an Item code covering the purchase and disposition of library book-return drop boxes, media storage units, and related library supply equipment by state and local government. State and local procurement under this code spans one-time bulk purchases of new book-return equipment with integrated carts and ADA-compliant features, surplus asset sales of existing media-storage equipment across county library systems, and catalog-bid procurements for library books and supplies. Issuing bodies include county governments (Hillsborough County and Monroe County, Florida), independent school districts (Donna ISD in Texas), and county library systems managing multi-location equipment inventories. The work is primarily transactional — either capital equipment acquisition through sealed-bid competitive procurements or surplus-property disposition sales — rather than ongoing service contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 2600317 on July 6, 2026, seeking competitive sealed bids for 50 Kingsley Brand C-Series book returns with carts (or equivalents) at an estimated contract value of $171,080, with bids due July 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time through the County's Euna Procurement electronic bidding system; the specification calls for 380-book-capacity units with ADA-compliant deposit height, sealed weather protection, and delivery within 30 days to John F. Germany Public Library in Tampa. Monroe County, Florida conducted two separate surplus-sale calllings for Library Media Box Model 1500G units across five library locations (Marathon, Key West, Big Pine Key, Islamorada, and Key Largo), with the second notice (ITB 639) posted June 27, 2026, listing five units with a combined estimated value of $161,939.96 and bids due July 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. via Bonfire. Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas issued RFP 011326-864 on March 21, 2026, for Library Books & Supplies through catalog-bid procurement for the 2026-2027 school year with proposals due April 8, 2026, seeking discount-pricing commitments from multiple vendors on audio materials, reference titles, periodicals, and educational resources with a contract term through August 31, 2027 and options for two additional one-year extensions.