NIGP 71530: Display, Exhibit, and Promotional Materials

NIGP 71530 Display, Exhibit, and Promotional Materials, an Item code, encompasses the branded merchandise, custom imprinted goods, and event-support items that state and local governments distribute for outreach, recruitment, staff recognition, and internal communications. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring pens, water bottles, tote bags, wristbands, apparel, awards, trophies, hats, and specialty items for school districts, colleges, transit authorities, health departments, municipalities, and special-purpose districts. Issuing bodies range across school districts (Collin County Community College District, Los Fresnos CISD, Salt Lake City School District), city governments (Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Phoenix), county agencies (DeKalb Public Health in Georgia), higher education (Texas Tech University, Texas Southern University, Snow College), and transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Dallas Area Rapid Transit). Multiple Texas school districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate recent activity, with Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative and the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies managing multi-state catalog discount bids for promotional items supporting classroom and institutional branding across dozens of member entities.

Representative recent solicitations include Collin County Community College District's ITB FY2026ITB062 for promotional products (lanyards, pencils, pens, backpacks, microfiber cloths, and other items) with bids due July 28, 2026 and a three-year contract term from November 2026 through October 2029, reflecting prior-year expenditures of approximately $214,382; Tarrant County College District's RFP 26-009 for promotional items and materials to support branding and community outreach across the district, with proposals due July 7, 2026; Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's RFP for Educational Activities & Supplies (EDACT2628) with estimated expenditures of $40.677 billion over two years and proposals due July 30, 2026; and the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies' multi-state cooperative procurement (027-G Promotional Items) covering up to 31 state member agencies with sealed bids due August 13, 2026. Activity concentrates in Texas, Utah, Georgia, Arizona, and Florida, with procurement spread across the fiscal year; most contracts award to one or multiple vendors on as-needed or blanket-order bases with firm pricing over initial terms of one to four years.