NIGP 60569: Scissors and Shears, Office

NIGP 60569 Scissors and Shears, Office is an Item code encompassing office cutting tools that state and local governments procure as part of broader office and classroom supply portfolios. The code appears in mixed solicitations where scissors are bundled with writing instruments, paper products, adhesives, filing materials, and other desktop supplies rather than solicited as standalone line items. Issuing bodies include school districts and cooperative purchasing agencies serving multiple school systems. Scissors appear alongside erasers, rulers, and other classroom tools in instructional supply packages, indicating that the primary buyer segment is K–12 education, particularly school district warehouses and classroom procurement operations.

School districts in Georgia and Washington currently drive recent activity. The Cooperative Purchasing Agency, a Georgia-based non-profit serving 35 school systems, posted CPA's 2027-006 Office Supplies Bid (IFB) on August 10, 2026 with a September 29, 2026 response deadline, requesting approximately 150+ line items including scissors and shears alongside office and classroom supplies with annual quantities ranging from 1 to 7,000 units by product. Washington County School District posted IFB 1-26060-2701 on May 28, 2026 with a June 22, 2026 due date, incorporating classroom scissors, erasers, and rulers as part of a comprehensive instructional and paper supplies scope with estimated usage quantities reaching into the thousands of units for high-volume items. Both procurements anticipate multiple contract awards based on cost, minimum order requirements, and freight considerations. Vendors bidding these opportunities must submit physical samples when required, guarantee pricing for contract periods extending six to seven months, and comply with F.O.B. destination pricing requirements.