NIGP 60563: Pencil Sharpeners, Manual; And Parts

NIGP 60563 Pencil Sharpeners, Manual; And Parts is an Item code covering handheld and desktop manual sharpening devices and their replacement components, purchased by state and local education and administrative agencies as part of broader office supply portfolios. State and local governments buy manual pencil sharpeners primarily through school districts and cooperative purchasing agencies serving education systems; these sharpeners typically appear as line items within larger office and classroom supplies solicitations rather than standalone procurements. The buying pattern reflects classroom and administrative office use across K–12 and some higher-education settings, where manual sharpeners remain standard consumable inventory despite digital alternatives.

Cooperative purchasing agencies dominate recent activity under this code. The Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA), a Georgia-based nonprofit cooperative serving 35 school systems, issued a 2027 office supplies bid (PE55964NONST2027000000045, IFB, due September 29, 2026) that included manual pencil sharpeners within a 150+ line-item office supply portfolio spanning receipt books, envelopes, fasteners, writing instruments, markers, and storage solutions. The contract period runs January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027, with delivery expected within 30 days of purchase order issuance and F.O.B. destination pricing to CPA's warehouse in Cleveland, Georgia. CPA's solicitation structure — combining multiple supply categories with individual item award rights — is typical of how manual sharpeners move through procurement: as components of composite buys rather than dedicated procurements, with pricing and performance evaluated alongside competing office supply vendors.