NIGP 64661: Newsprint (Includiing Recycled), Environmentally Certified Products

NIGP 64661 Newsprint (Including Recycled), Environmentally Certified Products is an Item code covering paper supplies and specialty papers that state and local governments—primarily school systems through cooperative purchasing vehicles—buy for classroom, office, and instructional use. State and local buyers under this code purchase commodity paper products including poster board, butcher paper rolls, construction paper, composition books, drawing paper, sketch books, notebook paper, chart tablets and pads, and other specialty papers in bulk volumes ranging from small quantities to several thousand units annually. The issuing bodies are typically school districts and school-system cooperative purchasing agencies that consolidate procurement across multiple jurisdictions to achieve volume discounts and simplified administration.

Georgia school systems represent the documented recent activity under the code. Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA), a non-profit warehouse serving 35 Georgia school systems, posted Bid 2027-005 for paper supplies, art materials, and related items on August 11, 2026, with bids and physical samples due September 16, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. and bid opening at 9:00 a.m. The solicitation covers approximately 100 line items with annual quantities specified per item, contract performance January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027, and delivery expected within 30 days of purchase order issuance. Pricing is F.O.B. destination to CPA's warehouse in Cleveland, Georgia, inclusive of delivery charges, with Net 30 payment terms. CPA is tax-exempt and requires new vendors to provide three references and a W-9 form; award decisions factor vendor relations, past performance, service, and product performance alongside price.