NIGP 62020: Erasers: Pencil Types, etc., (see 785-57 for Blackboard and Dry Erase Types)

NIGP 62020 Erasers: Pencil Types, Etc., an Item code, covers pencil erasers and related writing-instrument accessories that state and local governments procure primarily through school district supply orders and occasional specialized educational initiatives. The code captures routine classroom consumables — individual pencil erasers alongside broader instructional supply bundles — and occasionally appears in fire prevention and public safety educational kits. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts (the dominant buyer category) and specialized state agencies such as fire marshal offices pursuing one-time educational procurement campaigns. The typical scope involves small-unit consumables ordered in volume as part of larger instructional supply contracts rather than standalone eraser-specific purchases.

Washington County School District's June 2026 IFB for mid-year instructional and paper supplies illustrates the dominant procurement pattern: erasers appear as line items within comprehensive educational supply catalogs covering writing instruments, paper products, adhesives, binding materials, and classroom tools, with the contract term running June 22, 2026 through January 18, 2027 and multiple awards anticipated based on cost and freight. The Oregon Department of the State Fire Marshal's August 2026 solicitation for no more than 200 National Fire Prevention Association Fire Prevention Week resource kits (due August 28, 2026) represents occasional specialized activity, though the source does not specify whether erasers are included in those kits. Recent activity concentrates in Washington and Oregon, with school district procurement driving the volume and frequency of opportunities under this code.