NIGP 62080: Pens (General Writing Types): Ball Point, Nylon Tip, Plastic Tip, Roller Ball, etc.

NIGP 62080 Pens (General Writing Types): Ball Point, Nylon Tip, Plastic Tip, Roller Ball, Etc., an Item code, encompasses writing instruments and related styluses that state and local governments procure for office operations, voting systems, and classroom use. Recent solicitations show activity centered on disposable styluses for voting equipment and bulk office supplies contracts that include pens and writing instruments as line items within broader procurement vehicles. Issuing bodies range from county purchasing divisions to cooperative purchasing agencies serving school systems. Gwinnett County Financial Services Purchasing Division solicited 250,000 disposable styluses for Dominion Voting BMD touchscreen systems under IWQ 139434 (RFQ, due October 5, 2026), with prior contract pricing at $0.08 per unit. The Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA), a Georgia-based non-profit cooperative serving 35 school systems, solicited office and desktop supplies under Bid 2027-006 (IFB, due September 29, 2026), which included approximately 150+ line items encompassing writing instruments, markers, and related items with annual quantities ranging from 1 to 7,000 units depending on the product.

Georgia represents the primary geographic activity in recent postings, with both the voting stylus procurement and the school cooperative purchasing contract centered in that state. The stylus opportunity required FOB destination delivery to Lawrenceville, Georgia, with expedited two-phase delivery by October 23, 2026. The CPA bid stipulates FOB destination to CPA Warehouse in Cleveland, Georgia, with anticipated 30-day delivery after purchase order issuance and a contract period running January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027. Award criteria under both solicitations favor vendor performance history and delivery capability alongside pricing; Gwinnett County explicitly noted that delivery time may be considered in award determination, while CPA reserves the right to base award on vendor relations, past performance, service, warranty, and brand changeover costs rather than lowest price alone.