NIGP 55345: Hardware, Manufacturing (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 55345 Hardware, Manufacturing (Not Otherwise Classified) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure broad-based hardware, lumber, and construction supplies on a catalog-discount basis for facilities maintenance, repair, and minor capital projects. Solicitations under this code typically seek percentage-discount proposals from vendors offering structural supplies, foundation and substructure materials, flooring, wall materials, roofing, insulation, fasteners and adhesives, safety equipment, lumber, plywood, hand tools, and power tools. School districts are active buyers under the code; issuing bodies solicit multiple-vendor awards to give staff flexibility to source particular items where value is best. Procurement typically uses RFP for catalog-bid structures rather than single-award competitive purchases, reflecting the open-ended, as-needed consumption pattern of institutional buyers.

Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas posted RFP 011326-874 on March 21, 2026, seeking discount proposals for General Hardware & Lumber Supplies for the 2026-2027 school year, with a response deadline of April 8, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. The RFP indicates intent to award to multiple vendors on the basis of selection, service, and price, with no guaranteed minimum purchase volumes. The contract term runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with options to extend for two additional one-year periods by mutual agreement. Proposals must be submitted via the Bonfire platform, by hand delivery, or by mail to the Donna ISD Purchasing Department; no set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular organization types are specified, and all vendors meeting qualification requirements are eligible to bid.