NIGP 60588: Stapling Machines and Parts, Manual

NIGP 60588 Stapling Machines and Parts, Manual is an Item code covering manual stapling equipment and replacement components that state and local governments procure for office operations. The code captures the purchase of standalone manual staplers, heavy-duty models for high-volume use, stapler repair parts, and related binding hardware used across administrative offices, schools, libraries, and other public facilities. Buying occurs across all jurisdiction types—state agencies, counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose districts—typically as routine office-supply acquisitions bundled into broader facilities or general-services contracts rather than as standalone procurements.

No recent state and local contract opportunities appear in the available records for this code. The absence of posted solicitations reflects the commodity nature of manual staplers, which are generally procured through standing cooperative purchasing agreements, blanket orders with office-supply vendors, or inclusion in broader office-equipment RFQs rather than as discrete competitive opportunities. Firms pursuing this code should monitor cooperative purchasing catalogs and multi-year facilities or office-supply contracts issued by state purchasing offices and large school districts, where manual stapling equipment typically appears as a line item rather than a primary procurement focus.