NIGP 64528: Bristol (Including Recycled)

NIGP 64528 Bristol (Including Recycled), an Item code, covers the procurement of bristol board and recycled bristol products used by state and local government agencies for arts, drafting, signage, and educational purposes. Bristol is a stiff cardstock material commonly specified for poster board, display materials, and illustration work in schools, parks departments, and administrative offices. The code encompasses both virgin and post-consumer recycled bristol grades, reflecting growing state and local interest in environmentally preferable purchasing where specifications permit.

No recent state or local contract opportunities are posted under this code in the available source data, limiting visibility into current buyer demand, issuing-body mix, or geographic concentration. Procurement of bristol and similar commodity art and office supplies typically flows through cooperative purchasing agreements, standing requirements contracts, and blanket orders rather than individual solicitations, which may account for the absence of posted RFPs, RFQs, or ITBs. Firms pursuing sales in this category should monitor cooperative purchasing catalogs and regional education and parks procurement offices for requirements aggregation opportunities.