NIGP 64018: Boxes and Retention Packaging (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 64018 Boxes and Retention Packaging (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, encompasses storage boxes, map tubes, and related packaging materials that state and local governments procure as components of broader records management and warehouse operations. Recent solicitations show the code being exercised primarily through school districts and state departments purchasing storage boxes as line items within larger supply contracts or as bundled elements of records retention and retrieval services. The New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES) solicited comprehensive record storage and retrieval services (Solicitation 27DPP01340, due October 14, 2026) that explicitly included the purchase of storage boxes and map tubes alongside monthly indexing, retrieval, and destruction services for a statewide purchasing consortium contract. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio has posted multiple RFPs for warehouse and custodial supplies that likely incorporate packaging materials as line items within broader procurement bundles.

Activity under this code concentrates in the Northeast and South, with New Jersey and Texas showing recent solicitation volume. DORES represents a state-level repeat buyer exercising statewide consortium purchasing authority, while Northside Independent School District appears as an active school district buyer of bundled warehouse and custodial supply contracts that would include boxes and packaging as embedded components rather than standalone line items. The code does not show standalone packaging or box procurement as a primary focus in recent postings; instead, boxes and retention packaging appear as ancillary to records management, storage operations, and general warehouse supply contracts. Vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete within larger RFP and IFB cycles for school districts and state departments rather than see boxes as a standalone commodity class in state and local procurement.