NIGP 57835: Election Equipment and Supplies, Non-Electronic

NIGP 57835 Election Equipment And Supplies, Non-Electronic is an Item code under which state and local governments procure voter education platforms, election materials, and related supplies for conducting elections and civic engagement. Recent solicitations show a mix of digital and physical election infrastructure: the City of Detroit is building a scalable voter education platform to serve underserved or disengaged residents with location-based personalization, candidate and officeholder profiles, and plain-language civic information; the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder is procuring custom-printed speed packs for operational support; and the State of California is sourcing velcro hook and loop fasteners for state operations. Issuing bodies include city elections departments (Detroit), county clerk offices (Los Angeles County), state procurement agencies (California), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions and entity types including governmental agencies, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments.

The code sees activity across multiple states, with recent solicitations posted from California, Florida, Minnesota-administered cooperatives, and Michigan. The City of Detroit's voter education platform RFP is due July 13, 2026, with Detroit-based businesses eligible for equalization credits of one to five points and a local-preference structure allowing limitation to certified Detroit-based firms when at least three can respond; the contract term is a minimum of one year with potential renewal and carries evaluation criteria weighting relevant experience, innovation, proposal strength, past performance, and pricing at 20 points each, with $2 million general liability and $1 million cyber liability insurance required. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, posted Law Enforcement Equipment RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, with a June 16, 2026 deadline, establishing a contracting solution for use across participating entities including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties and public entities nationwide. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder RFB-IS-26200583 for custom-printed speed packs closed February 18, 2026, and California's RFB 26028465 for velcro fasteners closed February 19, 2026, with CBE certification required for that procurement.