NIGP 64530: Carbonless Paper (Chemical Transfer) (Including Recycled)

NIGP 64530 Carbonless Paper (Chemical Transfer) (Including Recycled), an Item code, encompasses multi-part carbonless forms and sheets that state and local governments procure for internal office operations, instructional materials printing, and specialized print-shop production. Recent solicitations show government buyers purchasing coated-back (CB), coated front-and-back (CFB), and coated-front (CF) configurations in cut-sheet and continuous-feed formats; laser-compatible and impact-printable materials; and multi-part forms (ranging from two-part through five-part configurations) in various colors, sizes, and basis weights. State departments, county governments, school districts, and special-purpose print shops all solicit under this code. Mississippi's Department of Finance and Administration, the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Buffalo Public School District in New York, and Donna Independent School District in Texas have posted recent opportunities, reflecting broad geographic and jurisdictional spread across state purchasing offices, county operations, and K-12 school districts.

Recent activity spans five states with varying contract structures and procurement methods. The Illinois Department of Central Management Services is establishing a statewide Joint Purchase Master Contract for carbonless paper effective December 26, 2026, through November 30, 2031 (with a maximum ten-year term), to serve all governmental units and qualified not-for-profit agencies across Illinois, with a 1 percent Business Enterprise Program goal; the mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for May 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. via Webex, with questions due three business days after. Mississippi's Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Purchasing, Travel and Fleet Management posted a nonexclusive negotiated contract (response due July 15, 2026) for carbonless products covering Hinds County and Jackson City jurisdictions for October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with firm pricing and two addendum windows permitting product additions or deletions. Buffalo Public School District issued a sealed-bid ITB (response due June 19, 2026, with Intent to Bid by June 15, 2026) for printing over 8 million double-sided copies on 24 lb. paper through June 30, 2027, under an MWBE utilization plan. Milwaukee County solicited through an Invitation to Bid (ITB-2026, closed February 24, 2026) for 50 line items of paper products including carbonless forms for its Community Reintegration Center Print Shop, with contract period March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, and up to three one-year renewals. Donna Independent School District in Texas issued a catalog-bid RFP (response due April 8, 2026) for copier paper discounts off printed catalog prices for the 2026-2027 school year with intent to award multiple vendors.