NIGP 64690: Text Paper (Including Recycled), Environmentally Certified Products

NIGP 64690 Text Paper (Including Recycled), Environmentally Certified Products is an Item code under which state and local governments procure copy paper, colored paper, specialty papers, and cover stock for office and classroom use. The scope covers standard white copy paper in multiple sizes, branded colored copy paper (Astrobrights, Eagle Color, Pacon), pastel options, parchment, and cover stock in coordinating colors, with annual quantities typically ranging from 30 to 2,000 units per line item. School districts and their cooperative purchasing vehicles are the primary buyers under this code; CPA (Cooperative Purchasing Agency), a nonprofit serving 35 Georgia school systems, exemplifies the issuing-body type and vehicle structure common to paper procurement at the K–12 level.

The Cooperative Purchasing Agency of Georgia posted Bid #2027-009 on August 10, 2026, due September 10, 2026 at 10:45 a.m., soliciting copy paper, colored paper, and cover stock across 39 line items with a contract term of January 1 through December 31, 2027. The IFB requires physical samples and completed bid forms submitted by deadline; pricing must be quoted per unit on an F.O.B. destination basis to the CPA warehouse in Cleveland, Georgia, with all freight included. New vendors must provide three references and a W-9 form. CPA reserves the right to award individual items or combinations, reject bids, and remove vendors for non-performance or two consecutive years without bids. Payment terms are Net 30 after purchase orders. This single recent posting reflects Georgia school-district activity; the source does not support characterization of geographic spread beyond Georgia or identification of other issuing bodies.