NIGP 73510: Towels, Shop Type, New

NIGP 73510 Towels, Shop Type, New is an Item code that captures state and local government procurement of shop towels, cleaning rags, and general-purpose industrial textiles used in custodial and maintenance operations across facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts, transit authorities, cities, and counties purchasing terry cloth rags, thermal blanket rags, shop towels, sheeting material rags, all-purpose wipes, and paper towels through competitive bids and informal quotations. The issuing bodies span K–12 school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, School Board of Marion County), municipal governments (City of St. Petersburg), county governments (Gwinnett County), and transit authorities (Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County). These buyers seek reliable suppliers capable of delivering consistent product quality, maintaining dedicated account management, and meeting delivery schedules to central warehouses or operational facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, and Georgia. Representative solicitations include Northside ISD's RFP 2026-071 for custodial supplies (due June 4, 2026) replacing an expiring contract and requiring vendor continuity; the City of St. Petersburg's IFB 26198 for general-purpose cleaning rags and towels with estimated annual volumes of 2,142 boxes of terry cloth rags, 59 boxes of thermal blanket rags, 495 boxes of shop towels, and 1,915 boxes of sheeting material rags (due May 5, 2026); Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's IFB 2026000007 for paper products with three-year contract term and federal funding (due June 10, 2026); the School Board of Marion County's term contract for ninety-five line items of janitorial and sanitary paper supplies including shop towels and fiber cloths (due January 14, 2026); and Gwinnett County's informal written quotation for 190 cases of all-purpose wipes (due March 16, 2026). Vendors pursuing this code should expect bonding requirements, commercial general liability insurance minimums of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, Good Faith Efforts demonstrations for SBE/MBE/WBE participation in some jurisdictions, and FOB destination delivery with freight prepaid to central warehouses or operational locations.