NIGP 57016: Crayons, Metal Worker's

NIGP 57016 Crayons, Metal Worker's Item code covers specialty marking and layout tools used in metalworking trades — primarily wax-based or chalk crayons designed to mark ferrous and nonferrous metal surfaces for machining, fabrication, welding, and inspection work. State and local governments procure these consumables through a mix of issuing bodies including school districts (vocational and trades programs), county vocational-technical centers, municipal public works departments, and regional transit authorities with in-house fabrication or maintenance shops. The code captures routine consumable replenishment for metalworking training and production environments where standard graphite pencils and markers perform poorly on oily, cold-rolled, or machined metal stock.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities under this Item code. Procurement activity in metal worker's marking tools typically flows through cooperative purchasing agreements, standing orders with industrial supply distributors, or small-dollar direct buys rather than formal RFPs or RFQs, making visibility in public solicitation channels limited. Businesses pursuing this code should monitor school district and county vocational-technical center purchasing portals and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as state education cooperative contracts and regional procurement consortia that aggregate supplies for trades training programs.