NIGP 64531: Card Stock (incl. Recycled)

NIGP 64531 Card Stock (Including Recycled), an Item code, covers standard and specialty paper products—including colored copy paper, cover stock, and specialty sheets such as parchment—that state and local governments procure for office, classroom, and operational use. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying card stock and related paper supplies through both direct bids and cooperative purchasing vehicles. The Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA), serving 35 Georgia school districts, solicited colored and cover stock supplies alongside copy paper under a single cooperative bid vehicle; the California Department of General Services sought paper stock specifically for voter registration cards on behalf of the Office of State Publishing. Purchasing patterns reflect both routine consumable replenishment and specialized operational needs, with school districts representing the primary volume buyer across the activity captured in recent opportunities.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia and California in the most recent cycle; the CPA cooperative vehicle aggregates demand across Georgia school systems, while the state-level California procurement targets statewide voter registration card production. The CPA bid (PE55964NONST2027000000044) closed September 10, 2026, encompassing 39 line items with annual volumes ranging from 30 to 2,000 units per item across standard white copy paper, Astrobrights and Eagle Color branded colored stock, parchment, and 65–67# cover stock, quoted F.O.B. destination to Cleveland, Georgia through January 1–December 31, 2027. The California Department of General Services solicitation (0000039686) issued an expression-of-interest notice due July 6, 2026 but did not disclose volume, specification, or contract-term details in available documentation. Vendors pursuing this code should expect cooperative purchasing structures at the school-district level and direct state-agency procurement for specialized paper applications, with F.O.B. destination pricing and Net 30 payment terms as baseline terms in recent Georgia activity.