NIGP 73520: Wipers, Fabric, Non-Woven

NIGP 73520 Wipers, Fabric, Non-Woven is an Item code covering absorbent cotton rags and related fabric cleaning materials that state and local governments purchase for operational and maintenance use. Recent solicitations show governments buying low-lint cotton flannel rags in bulk quantities, typically in 25-pound boxes, for cleaning and wiping applications across departments and facilities. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county governments and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners recently issued an ITB for ongoing cotton rag procurement, indicating regular demand across county operations.

Hillsborough County, Florida, posted ITB 2600351 on July 23, 2026, with bids due August 7, 2026, seeking low-lint white cotton flannel weave rags with an estimated five-year contract value of $160,000. The county specified 100% bleached or unbleached cotton rags free of lint and foreign materials, packaged in 25-pound boxes, with delivery to Tampa-area locations within 15 days of purchase order receipt. Award goes to the single lowest responsive bidder; unit prices adjust annually using CPI-U. A separate cooperative purchasing RFP from Sourcewell (State of Minnesota local government unit) issued May 12, 2026, for law enforcement equipment with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, though this solicitation's scope does not clearly isolate fabric wipers from broader law-enforcement-equipment procurement. Florida and Washington represent the identified geographic activity in the recent record.