NIGP 553: Manufacturing Components and Supplies

NIGP 553 Manufacturing Components and Supplies, a Class code, encompasses consumable parts, supplies, and finished goods that state and local agencies procure for ongoing operations—including food service disposables, industrial maintenance supplies, paper products, water containers, and specialized equipment components. State and local governments soliciting under this code span school districts, county utilities, municipalities, and special-purpose districts. Recent activity shows school districts (Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Washington County School District in Mississippi, Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center) and municipal service departments (Tucson Water, Pittsburgh Department of Public Works) procuring high-volume consumables and parts on recurring annual or multi-year contracts, often with multiple awards and price adjustment provisions tied to commodity indices or annual renewal cycles.

Recent solicitations reflect the full breadth of the code: the City of Meriden, Connecticut issued RFP 027-04 for food service paper goods and disposable products for school cafeterias across 13 sites ($210,000 anticipated contract value through June 2027, response due July 16, 2026); Washington County School District requested bids for instructional and paper supplies under IFB 1-26060-2701 (response due June 22, 2026) covering crayons, copy paper, binders, athletic equipment, and office supplies; Milwaukee County solicited bids for bath tissue (ITB response due April 13, 2026) and paper products for the Community Reintegration Center Print Shop (ITB response due February 24, 2026); Pittsburgh issued IFB #2026-IFB-043 for sweeper maintenance and repair services with authorized dealer requirements (bids due July 2, 2026); and Tucson Water posted IFB No. 260240 for bottled water emergency supply with rapid-response inventory requirements (proposals due July 6, 2026). Geographic spread spans the Midwest (Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania), Southwest (Arizona), and Southeast (Connecticut, Florida). Most contracts carry 12-month to multi-year terms with renewal options, firm or indexed pricing, and delivery requirements measured in days.