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 covering middle-school English Language Arts, science, social studies, and foreign-language core curricula and supplemental instructional materials that state and local school districts are actively adopting across multiple grade bands and subject areas. Recent solicitations show districts purchasing comprehensive curriculum packages that bundle textbooks, digital resources, learning management system integration, teacher editions, and professional development support as integrated systems rather than standalone textbooks; vendors are also selling used and obsolete textbook inventory as secondary procurement activity. The issuing-body mix is dominated by independent school districts in the K-12 space, with state education agencies (particularly the Texas Education Agency) establishing framework contracts and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas) aggregating demand across member jurisdictions. A small number of school districts are also conducting early Request for Information solicitations to gather vendor capability data before formal adoption RFPs.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with additional adoption and inventory-management solicitations posted from Arizona, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Education Agency's RFP 701-26-027 for PreK-12 Open Education Resources development and sourcing across social studies and Spanish content (responses due November 13, 2026 with a 5% service-disabled veteran-owned business subcontracting goal and initial contract term through May 2032); Tempe Elementary School District's RFP 270532 for K-5 and 6-8 English Language Arts core curriculum adoption with mandatory alignment to Arizona's Move On When Reading vetted core program list and ESSA evidence-based ratings (proposals due October 27, 2026 through OpenGov, with contract term through June 30, 2031 and potential four-year extension); Houston County School District's RFP 27-012 for K-12 science textbooks and materials across elementary, middle, and high school with six-year adoption term beginning July 1, 2028 and evaluation weighting 10 points qualifications, 40 points technical requirements, and 50 points cost (proposals due September 25, 2026); and Rockwood School District in Missouri's sealed-bid solicitation for purchase and removal of over 5,000 obsolete textbooks from 33 school locations with pickup June 5, 2026. The State of Texas is also maintaining catalog discount framework contracts (ICAT2628, response deadline November 19, 2026) for instructional materials purchasing across state agencies and school districts.