NIGP 71586: Textbooks: 6th Thru 8th Grade (Includes Student and Teacher Editions)

NIGP 71586 Textbooks: 6th Through 8th Grade (Includes Student and Teacher Editions) is an Item code. State and local school districts are currently buying or disposing of physical textbooks through two distinct procurement models: purchases of new or adopted curricula aligned to state standards, and sales or removal of obsolete stock. Recent opportunities show districts and cooperatives soliciting new textbook adoption with RFPs and RFQs that emphasize alignment to state standards (Georgia, Virginia), digital resource integration, and comprehensive vendor qualifications; simultaneously, districts are running sealed-bid sales of surplus inventory, with successful bidders responsible for removal and transport. Issuing bodies span independent school districts (Harlingen Consolidated ISD in Texas, DeKalb County Schools and Henry County Schools in Georgia), county school systems (Gwinnett County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood School District in Missouri), and regional purchasing cooperatives (Region 7 ESC in Texas).

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include Rockwood School District's sealed-bid sale of over 5,000 K–12 textbooks across 33 school locations with pickup May 28–June 5, 2026; DeKalb County Schools' RFQ 26-725 for K–12 Social Studies instructional resources with a March 12, 2026 proposal deadline and potential multi-year awards; Henry County Schools' open solicitation for textbooks and digital and print materials aligned to Georgia Standards of Excellence (proposal deadline March 18, 2026); and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's ongoing catalog discount model for instructional materials with estimated expenditures of $13.4 million (ICAT2223 RFP posted May 5, 2026). The cooperative purchasing channel represents sustained, high-volume activity with 156+ prior respondents to similar RFPs, signaling broad vendor competition and recurring procurement cycles across member districts.