NIGP 64020: Chipboard, Pasteboard, and Telescoping Boxes

NIGP 64020 Chipboard, Pasteboard, and Telescoping Boxes, an Item code, encompasses corrugated and solid-fiber boxes used by state and local governments for storage, shipping, evidence handling, and equipment transport. The scope includes standard corrugated shipping boxes, chipboard cartons, telescoping boxes, and related packaging materials sourced through general procurement and cooperative purchasing vehicles. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments, county governments, cities, school districts, and special-purpose cooperative purchasing entities. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, represents a significant aggregated buyer in this space, establishing master agreements that serve thousands of participating public entities across multiple states and jurisdictions, including Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) and numerous other governmental and nonprofit organizations.

The most recent documented opportunity is Sourcewell RFP #061626, posted May 12, 2026, with a June 16, 2026 response deadline. While the primary scope addresses law enforcement equipment, the resulting contract framework establishes packaging and shipping solutions available to participating entities nationwide and in Canada. Vendors must submit proposals through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal; solicitation documents are not available through state electronic procurement systems. Geographic activity centers on the Pacific Northwest and upper Midwest, with Sourcewell's cooperative structure extending reach to participating entities across the United States and Canada. The cooperative model means single vendors awarded under this framework supply standardized packaging to multiple jurisdictions simultaneously, creating sustained volume opportunity across a dispersed customer base rather than individual agency orders.