NIGP 61613: Blotters and Pads, Desk, Environmentally Certified Products

NIGP 61613 Blotters And Pads, Desk, Environmentally Certified Products, an Item code, covers desk blotters and protective desk pads marketed or certified as environmentally friendly or sustainable products—items state and local purchasing offices source for office-wide use or as part of green procurement initiatives. The code captures products such as eco-certified desk blotters, recyclable or compostable desk pads, and protective writing surfaces made from sustainable materials that meet environmental certification standards such as FSC, Green Seal, or equivalent third-party sustainability labels. Issuing bodies under this code span state purchasing departments, county offices, municipalities, school districts, and independent agencies seeking to meet green procurement policies or sustainability commitments in their office supply contracting.

The source provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities posted under NIGP 61613. Without posted solicitations, the geographic spread of current buying activity and issuing-body engagement under this code cannot be characterized. Monitor cooperative purchasing vehicles and state general-services schedules for emerging activity, as environmentally certified office products remain subject to evolving state and local sustainability mandates.