NIGP 61571: Paper Fasteners, Prong Type

NIGP 61571 Paper Fasteners, Prong Type is an Item code covering prong-type fasteners and related binding supplies that state and local governments procure as part of broader office and classroom supply packages. State and local buyers source these items primarily through cooperative purchasing vehicles and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show fasteners bundled with related office products—file folders, binders, receipt books, and envelopes—rather than procured in isolation. School districts and their supply cooperatives are the dominant issuing bodies under this code, reflecting classroom and administrative use across K–12 education systems.

The Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA), a Georgia-based nonprofit serving 35 school systems, posted Bid 2027-006 on August 10, 2026, seeking office supplies including fasteners among approximately 150 line items, with a response deadline of September 29, 2026. The Hancock County Board of Education in Sparta, Georgia issued an IFB for school nutrition program supplies on June 9, 2026, due June 26, 2026, though that solicitation emphasized food service disposables and cleaning supplies over fasteners. Georgia shows the most visible recent activity under this code, driven by cooperative purchasing consortiums and school district nutrition and general supply programs contracting through multi-item bids that incorporate fasteners as component products rather than standalone commodities.