NIGP 61573: Recycled Office Supplies

NIGP 61573 Recycled Office Supplies, an Item code, encompasses state and local procurement of standard office supplies—pens, pencils, paper products, binders, folders, tape, staplers, and related commodities—solicited through RFQs, RFPs, and ITBs by city and county procurement offices, school districts, and special-purpose agencies seeking discounted bulk pricing or catalog arrangements. Recent activity shows jurisdictions purchasing office supplies both as standalone commodity contracts and bundled within broader educational or departmental supply agreements. The issuing bodies span municipal governments (City of Lompoc, City of Pasadena, Bernalillo County), school districts (Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Dougherty County School System, Marion County Schools, Donna ISD), state pension systems (Teacher Retirement System of Texas), and regional purchasing cooperatives (Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies). Contracts typically run 12 months with renewal options and often permit multiple vendor awards to allow end users flexibility in sourcing specific items at competitive prices.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Lompoc RFQ #2025-RFQ-023DW (due October 24, 2025) seeking 42 distinct office supply items with Net 30 payment terms; the Teacher Retirement System of Texas RFP TRS000651 (due March 27, 2026) for comprehensive office supplies with 24/7 online ordering and same-day delivery capability through August 31, 2027; Bernalillo County RFB 34-26 (due February 20, 2026) for office supplies across 135 delivery locations with an estimated annual spend of approximately $316,000 and five-year contract term; and the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies solicitation PE55964NONST2026000000039 (due August 13, 2026) as a cooperative purchasing vehicle serving 31 state member agencies. Geographic activity is concentrated in California, Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in New Mexico. Most jurisdictions require insurance (general liability typically $1,000,000 per occurrence), E-Verify compliance, and debarment certifications; a few apply local vendor preferences or set-asides such as Dougherty County's local preference policy and Bernalillo County's state resident and small-business preferences capped at 18 percent.