NIGP 60035: Check Writing Guide for the Writing Disabled (Includes Writing, Endorsing, and Depositing Plus Traveler Check Capabilities)

NIGP 60035 Check Writing Guide For The Writing Disabled (Includes Writing, Endorsing, And Depositing Plus Traveler Check Capabilities) is an Item code that covers specialized adaptive equipment enabling individuals with visual or motor impairments to independently manage financial transactions, including check writing, endorsement, and deposit functions. State and local governments procure these devices primarily through vocational rehabilitation programs and disability services agencies serving blind or visually impaired populations. The Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division recently issued IFB No. 3202600146 on June 3, 2026, seeking rehabilitation supplies across eight product categories including check writing guides alongside Braille materials, orientation aids, and vision impaired mobility devices, with pricing submitted as percentage discounts off catalog list prices and firm fixed-price delivery statewide under FOB Destination terms. The contract carries a historical annual value of $350,000, though TWC reserves the right to adjust based on available funding, and spans an initial one-year term with up to four one-year renewal options plus potential extension for operational needs, with an anticipated start date of August 2026. Bidders must comply with E-Verify, background check, HIPAA, and workers' compensation requirements, and all respondents face a mandatory VetHUB Subcontracting Plan requirement with a state goal of 5.28 percent utilization regardless of certification status, requiring notice to at least three certified HUB vendors per work type and at least two trade organizations or development centers at least seven working days prior to proposal submission.

The code sees recent procurement activity concentrated in Texas, with vocational rehabilitation and disability services divisions as the primary issuing bodies. The single recent opportunity documented—the Texas Workforce Commission rehabilitation supplies procurement—reflects typical end-user demand in this space: state vocational rehabilitation agencies sourcing adaptive financial-management devices for consumers enrolled in employment services. Geographic scope remains narrow based on available recent records, with no contrasting regional opportunities documented in the sources provided. Vendors pursuing this code should anticipate strict compliance requirements around disability services contracting, mandatory subcontracting participation under state set-asides, and procurement cycles tied to state fiscal planning and VetHUB utilization goals.