NIGP 64535: Cover Stock (Including Recycled)

NIGP 64535 Cover Stock (Including Recycled), an Item code, covers specialty and colored paper supplies that state and local governments procure for office, classroom, and communications use. State and local buyers under this code source colored copy paper, cover stock in multiple weights and hues, parchment, adhesive foam boards, satin archival photo paper, and related specialty sheets in bulk quantities. School districts and their cooperative purchasing consortia dominate the solicitation activity, though city procurement offices also buy these materials for departmental and communications needs. Issuing bodies range from individual municipalities to multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across dozens of school systems to reduce per-unit costs and simplify vendor management.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Pennsylvania. The Cooperative Purchasing Agency, a nonprofit warehouse serving 35 Georgia school systems, posted an IFB in August 2026 (due September 10, 2026) for copy paper, colored paper, and cover stock supplies including Astrobrights and Eagle Color brands in specified hues, with estimated annual quantities ranging from 30 to 2,000 units per line item across 39 SKUs and contract term running the full calendar year 2027. The City of Philadelphia issued a micro purchase quotation in May 2026 (due May 27, 2026) for black adhesive foam boards and satin archival photo paper on a competitive basis under the city's $43,000 micro purchase threshold. Both solicitations required FOB destination pricing inclusive of freight to the designated location and emphasized compliance with local tax and nondiscrimination requirements.