NIGP 64015: Bags, Paper: Regular Weight, Heavy Weight, Nail, etc.

NIGP 64015 Item code, Bags, Paper: Regular Weight, Heavy Weight, Nail, Etc., covers the purchase and delivery of paper bags and related rolled-paper products that state and local governments source for operational and service delivery purposes. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring brown and white grocery paper bags, kraft paper, butcher paper, freezer paper, merchandise bags, and wrapped-paper stock in bulk for jail commissaries, food services, coroner offices, crime labs, school kitchens, and general warehouse operations. The issuing bodies span county sheriffs' departments, independent school districts, cities, and special-purpose transit authorities across multiple states. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner (California) issued a competitive sealed bid in July 2026 for paper bags, plastic bags, rolled paper, and related items across 16 line items serving multiple Sheriff-Coroner facilities, structured as a three-year contract with optional two-year renewals and requiring 24-hour order confirmation, seven-day standard delivery, and one-day emergency delivery capability; the Conejo Valley Unified School District (California) issued an RFP in April 2026 for distribution and delivery of child nutrition foodstuff and related paper products, including food containers, utensils, bags, and wrapping materials across 180 line items, with a July 1, 2026 contract start; and the City of Philadelphia issued a micro purchase RFP in May 2026 for paper bags in various sizes with a contract value ceiling of $43,000.

Activity concentrates in California and Texas, with additional solicitation activity in Pennsylvania and Utah. County and city procurement offices dominate the issuing-body mix, with independent school districts appearing as repeat buyers. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner solicitation (RFP 0603042102CC, due June 26, 2026) requires vendors to maintain offices and warehouse within 60 miles of Santa Ana and structure pricing using a percentage-discount formula against manufacturer prices with firm pricing for year one and no cost increases permitted; local small business and disabled veteran business enterprise preferences apply a five to eight percent price deduction. The City of Richardson, Texas issued an invitation to bid in March 2026 (ITQ 4426, due April 28, 2026) for recycle and trash bags with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $300,000, requiring bidders to maintain a business location within 100 miles of Richardson and meet ASTM specification testing. Northside Independent School District (Texas) posted RFP 2026-071 for custodial supplies in May 2026 (due June 4, 2026) replacing an expiring contract, with all vendors required to respond to maintain business continuity.