NIGP 64628: Bristol (Including Recycled), Environmentally Certified Products

NIGP 64628 Bristol (Including Recycled), Environmentally Certified Products is an Item code covering paper stock and allied products marketed as bristol board or bristol-equivalent material, with an emphasis on recycled content and third-party environmental certification. State and local governments procure bristol under this code for applications including letterhead, business cards, brochures, and forms where a heavier-weight or specialty paper stock is required and environmental attributes are a stated preference or compliance requirement. Issuing bodies typically include city and county purchasing offices, school districts, and state administrative agencies seeking to meet sustainability mandates or procurement policies that favor recycled and certified materials. The code sits within the broader paper and document supplies family and reflects growing adoption of green procurement standards across state and local governments.

No recent state and local contract opportunities are present in the available source material for this code. The absence of posted solicitations does not indicate zero demand — bristol products move through cooperative purchasing vehicles, existing blanket orders, and routine supply agreements that may not generate individual RFP or IFB notices — but active competition under this specific NIGP Item code cannot be characterized from the current data.