NIGP 64631: Card Stock (incl. Recycled), Environmentally Certified Products

NIGP 64631 Card Stock (Including Recycled), Environmentally Certified Products is an Item code covering paper stock supplies—copy paper, colored paper, and cover stock in various sizes and weights—that state and local governments procure for office and classroom use. Recent solicitations show school systems and school-serving cooperatives as the primary buyers under this code, with purchasing driven by routine annual supply needs managed through cooperative purchasing vehicles and competitive bidding processes.

The Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA), a non-profit warehouse serving 35 Georgia school systems, issued IFB #2027-009 in August 2026 for copy paper, colored and odd sizes, with bids due September 10, 2026. The scope included 39 line items spanning standard white copy paper in legal and 11" x 17" sizes, colored copy paper in brands such as Astrobrights, Eagle Color, and Pacon in specified hues, pastel options, specialty papers including parchment, and 65–67# cover stock in corresponding colors. Estimated annual quantities ranged from 30 to 2,000 units per item. The contract term ran January 1 through December 31, 2027, with all pricing quoted on an F.O.B. destination basis to the CPA warehouse in Cleveland, Georgia, payment terms Net 30. Geographic activity under this code centers on Georgia school systems accessing supplies through cooperative purchasing agreements. School districts and their service organizations dominate the issuing-body mix for this commodity.