NIGP 65265: Razors and Blades, Safety

NIGP 65265 Safety Razors and Blades, an Item code, covers personal grooming and safety tools that state and local governments procure for employee and student use, facility operations, and occupational training programs. Recent solicitations reveal state and local agencies buying safety razors, shear kits, hair scissors, clippers, and related grooming implements through both standalone safety-item contracts and bundled cosmetology or occupational-education packages. The code attracts a broad issuing-body mix: municipal governments (Town of Palm Beach, Florida), independent school districts (Donna ISD in Texas), and likely county and state procurement offices. Jurisdictions typically structure these purchases as indefinite-quantity, as-needed contracts with annual terms, allowing multiple vendors when value varies by product line, and they often bundle razors and blades with related grooming supplies under broader safety or equipment categories.

Activity is concentrated in the South and Southwest. The Town of Palm Beach issued RFB RFBNO2026032 on April 17, 2026, for Safety Items and Accessories (response due May 4, 2026), seeking unit pricing on a one-year as-needed basis with Net 30 payment terms and F.O.B. Destination to West Palm Beach. Donna ISD in Cameron County, Texas, posted RFP 011326894 on March 21, 2026 (response due April 8, 2026), requesting catalog discount bids for cosmetology equipment and supplies including hair scissors, clippers, and shear kits for the 2026-2027 school year with options to extend two additional years. Both solicitations reserve the right to award to multiple vendors and require standard compliance documentation (W-9, debarment certification, insurance) and warranties. No specific dollar values or budget ranges were disclosed in either opportunity.