NIGP 66524: Bags and Liners, Plastic: Garbage Can Liners, Janitor Cart Liners, Linen Hamper Liners, Litter Bags, Polyethylene Bags, etc., Including Biodegradable

NIGP 66524 Bags and Liners, Plastic: Garbage Can Liners, Janitor Cart Liners, Linen Hamper Liners, Litter Bags, Polyethylene Bags, Etc., Including Biodegradable is an Item code under which state and local governments procure standard polyethylene garbage and refuse liners in bulk for municipal operations, custodial functions, and departmental use. Recent solicitations show government buyers specifying low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) bags in discrete sizes (13-gallon through 60-gallon capacities), often with 25% recycled-content minimums, mil gauges from 1.5 to 3.0, and colors including black, clear, and blue for recycling applications. Issuing bodies span major cities, county departments, school districts, and state procurement offices. The City of Dallas, City of Tampa, City of Richardson, City of Philadelphia, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, and the State of Texas have posted solicitations under this code recently; Philadelphia has posted multiple micro-purchase awards for slider bags and general plastic bags within the past two months, while Texas has run at least four separate polyethylene bag procurements through BeaconBid since May 2026. Most solicitations emphasize competitive bidding with award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder; some jurisdictions apply local-business-entity preferences or small-business set-aside premiums. Contract terms typically run one to five years with renewal options, and delivery requirements include FOB destination or F.O.B. pickup points with five- to fifteen-working-day turnaround expectations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with secondary presence in Pennsylvania. The City of Tampa ITB 26-P-00535, posted October 5, 2026 with a September 17, 2026 bid deadline, solicits 110 cases of 33-gallon LDPE black liners and 520 cases of 44-gallon LDPE black liners with a five-percent SLBE bid discount capped at $10,000; award is for one year with options for two additional one-year renewals and potential unilateral City extensions up to three additional thirty-day periods. The City of Dallas Solicitation BC26-00029656, posted April 23, 2026 with bids due May 29, 2026, establishes a five-year ID/IQ master agreement for janitorial supplies and trash bags spanning fourteen product groups including polyethylene bags in 13-, 30-, 45-, and 60-gallon capacities; the procurement targets a fixed percentage discount or markup across the entire 60-month term, implements a Local Preference Program, and requires SBE good-faith effort aligned with Dallas DRIVE aspirational benchmarks of 30–38 percent. The State of Texas has run multiple commodity buys through BeaconBid (INF20260210, INF20260229, INF20260283, INF20260291) in the summer and early fall of 2026, each specifying linear low-density polyethylene with 25% recycled content and delivery to a central receiving point in Humble, Texas. The City of Richardson RFP 70526, due June 16, 2026, sought an annual single-vendor requirements contract for blue recycling, black, and clear trash bags with annual volumes ranging from 100 to 35,000 units and evaluation on price (30 points), qualifications (30 points), specification compliance and value-add (30 points), and references (10 points).