NIGP 62060: Pencils, Lead; Pencil Leads; Pencil Lengtheners; etc.

NIGP 62060 Pencils, Lead; Pencil Leads; Pencil Lengtheners; Etc., an Item code, encompasses writing instruments and related products that state and local governments procure as operational supplies, promotional merchandise, and instructional materials. The code captures standalone pencils and pencil components as well as broader writing-instrument bundles—crayons, colored pencils, markers, pens, and highlighters—when bundled with other supplies in multi-category solicitations. State and local issuing bodies procuring under this code include school districts, transit authorities, and county purchasing departments. Washington County School District and the Agency for Community Transit (ACT) represent active buyers in the recent opportunity set, with school districts showing particular volume in instructional and operational supply contracts.

Recent activity spans Illinois and beyond. Washington County School District issued an IFB in May 2026 for mid-year instructional and paper supplies, including writing instruments across multiple types and quantities ranging from single units to thousands, with contract term June 22, 2026 through January 18, 2027 and multiple awards anticipated. The Agency for Community Transit (ACT) in Illinois posted an ITQ in August 2026 for promotional items including pencils as one of ten product categories, with approximately 4,500 total units across all items, bids due August 7, 2026, and delivery required by September 1, 2026 to Pontoon Beach, Illinois. Both solicitations required imprint or branding specifications and FOB Destination freight terms.