NIGP 73510: Towels, Shop Type, New

NIGP 73510 Towels, Shop Type, New is an Item code under which state and local governments procure cleaning and sanitation towels and wipes for facility operations. Recent solicitations show that buying organizations source shop towels, cotton rags, and related cleaning textiles through competitive sealed bids and RFPs, typically in low-to-moderate volume quantities with performance specifications around material composition, sizing, and packaging. Issuing bodies include county governments, school districts, and transit authorities; Gwinnett County, Georgia; Hillsborough County, Florida; Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas; and the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas have all posted opportunities in the past four months, with counties and districts treating these as recurring operational purchases often bundled with broader custodial supply solicitations.

Activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's August 2026 IWQ for wipes and towels (due August 17, 2026), Hillsborough County's ITB for cotton rags (due August 7, 2026, estimated contract value $160,000 over five years), Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-071 for custodial supplies including towels (due June 4, 2026, replacing an expiring contract), and the Metropolitan Transit Authority's IFB for paper products including towels (due June 10, 2026). Hillsborough County's cotton-rag ITB specifies 100% bleached or unbleached cotton, low-lint, in 25-pound boxes, delivery within 15 days to four Tampa-area locations, with annual CPI-U price adjustments permitted over the five-year term. No minimum order size was guaranteed. Responses were accepted electronically only; hard-copy and facsimile submissions were rejected.