NIGP 60082: Shredders, Paper and Media

NIGP 60082 Shredders, Paper And Media, Item, covers secure document and media destruction services that state and local governments procure on both scheduled and as-needed bases, delivered through on-site and off-site shredding operations. Issuing bodies include state courts, educational cooperatives serving K-12 school districts, state environmental agencies, and city procurement offices. The scope includes recurring scheduled destruction, one-time purge services, mobile shredding at fixed facility locations, and secure media destruction; vendors typically bid on regional coverage or statewide service structures and price work by container, monthly charge, per-box, per-pound, per-cart, or hourly labor depending on the engagement model.

Recent opportunities span Maryland, Indiana, California, and Pennsylvania. The Administrative Office of the Courts of Maryland (District Court) posted an IFB for statewide on-site and off-site shredding services across all twenty-three counties and the City of Baltimore, due October 30, 2026. The Educational Community Purchasing Alliance (ECPA), representing eight Indiana education service centers, solicited competitive sealed proposals for a statewide K-12 cooperative purchasing contract for secure shredding and document destruction with proposals due October 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET; the three-year contract carries a 1.5% administrative fee payable to ECPA and awards are anticipated to one or multiple suppliers, potentially by geographic region. CalRecycle issued an IFB for mobile shredding services at six California facility locations (Sacramento, West Sacramento, Riverside, San Diego, Cerritos, and Clovis) with bids due August 7, 2026. The City of Philadelphia Procurement Department requested quotes for shredder maintenance via a micro purchase or small order purchase through PHLContracts, due May 21, 2026, subject to a Local Business Enterprise bid preference under Philadelphia Code Chapter 17-109.