NIGP 67043: Oakum

NIGP 67043 Oakum, an Item code, covers materials and supplies that state and local governments procure for specialized industrial, maintenance, and public-safety applications. The source documents a single recent opportunity—a cooperative purchasing RFP issued by Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, for law enforcement equipment available to multiple participating Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) and thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and other public entities throughout the United States and Canada. The procurement establishes a contracting solution that allows flexibility in how the resulting agreement is deployed across participating entities through a participating addendum structure. Sourcewell serves as the contracting office on behalf of its Participating Entities, with the resulting contract(s) reserved for future utilization by members of the cooperative.

Sourcewell issued RFP #061626 with a response deadline of June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time, with all solicitation documents, amendments, bidder lists, and submission materials available exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov. Vendors may direct questions to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. The solicitation does not explicitly identify set-aside designations, disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions, incumbent vendors, current contractors, specific award values, or budget ranges in the available documentation. This single recent opportunity reflects activity under the code centered on cooperative purchasing arrangements that bundle demand across multiple jurisdictions and entity types to standardize procurement processes and leverage collective buying power.