NIGP 61034: Recycled Ribbons

NIGP 61034 Recycled Ribbons, an Item code, addresses the procurement of remanufactured ribbon cartridges and spools for printers and related office equipment — a narrow consumables category that state and local governments source as part of broader office-supply and information-technology procurement strategies. State and local issuing bodies acquire recycled ribbons primarily to support ongoing operations of legacy printers and typewriters still in use across administrative departments, courts, motor-vehicle agencies, and other back-office functions where dot-matrix and impact-printing equipment remains embedded in critical workflows. The actual buying spans ribbon cartridges compatible with specific printer models, bulk ribbon spools, and compatible supplies where remanufactured options provide cost or environmental advantages over original equipment.

The source provided contains no recent state or local solicitations under this code, making current market activity or issuing-body concentration impossible to characterize. Without posted opportunities naming response dates, geographic jurisdictions, or specific buying bodies, no representative procurement examples can be drawn. Firms pursuing this code should monitor cooperative purchasing catalogs and office-supply blanket agreements issued by state agencies and education departments, where recycled-ribbon buys often nest as line items rather than standalone solicitations.